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- To call the School Board meeting for September 10th.

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To order. First item on the agenda is roll call.

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- Member Anderson. Present Member Horn. Present.

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Member McGowan. Present. Member Gregoire. Here.

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Member Oliver. Here. Member Battis. Present. Member Keith.

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Present. Member Pappas. Here. Member Co. Here.

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Member Campbel. Here. Member Karlberg. Present.

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Member Grassy. Here. Member Smith. Member Bellows.

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Present, we have a quorum.

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- Great. If for all those who are able, please stand.

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We will say the Pledge of allegiance

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and then remain standing for National Land

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Pledge Allegiance, which is

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- The flag of the United States of America.

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And to the republic. A witch stands on nation under God

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with liberty and justice.

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- Today we have Jfi, Perrin

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and Gabriela Millard singing the national anthem.

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Okay, you step right up to the mic. Right there.

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- Say, can you see

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by the what?

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So we,

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the lights,

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O spot stripes

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and bright stars through the

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on the

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- Thank you very much ladies. That was beautiful.

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It was wonderful. Next item on the agenda is reading

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of the records of the Oct August 13th meeting.

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Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second.

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A motion by Ms. Campbell. Second by Mr. Bellows.

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Any discussion? Additions, changes, deletions.

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Seeing none. All those in favor say Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

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Motion passes. Next item.

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We have the swearing in of our student

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representatives to the School Board.

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I'm gonna have you both stand right up in front of me.

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I'm gonna join you up there and have you take your

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- Pledge.

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- You can face me. All right.

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I'll do my best to share the microphone with you.

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So I state your name.

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- I, I, rusty - Do solemnly swear. Do

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- Solemnly swear.

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- Swear that I will bear faith and true allegiance. That I

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- Will bear faith and true allegiance

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- To the United States of America in the state

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of New Hampshire to the

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- United States America, to the state of New Hampshire.

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- And we'll support the Constitution thereof

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- And we'll support the Constitution there thereof.

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- So help me, God and I. State your name

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- Sole.

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Help me God. I'm Josephine.

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- Do solemnly and sincerely swear and affirm so

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- Solemnly - And sincerely, swear and affirm

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- That I will faithfully and impartially

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- Faith faithfully and impartially,

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- Discharge and perform all duties,

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- Discharge and perform all duties

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- Incumbent upon me

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as student School Board members. Incumbent

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- Upon me, upon me as school and School Board

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- Members.

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According to the best of my abilities. According

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- To the best of my abilities.

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- Agreeable to the rules

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and regulations of this constitution.

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- Agreeable to the rules

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and regulations of this constitution

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- And the laws of the state of New Hampshire and the

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- Laws of State of New Hampshire.

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- And the charter in ordinances and

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- The charter and ordinances

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- Of the city of Rochester. Of the

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- City of - Rochester.

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So help me God. So help me

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- Congratulations.

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Okay, next up is the report of the Superintendent. Mr. Fni.

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- Yeah. Thank you Mr. Chair. We do have some guests joining

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us this evening, so I will let those folks go.

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Go first. First,

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we have representatives from the Rochester Police

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Benevolence Association.

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So I would ask them to come to the podium

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and one of those people should at least

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look familiar to this board.

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- How's it going? School Board. Welcome,

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- Welcome, welcome - Back.

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I'll do my best. I've been up since like

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three o'clock yesterday afternoon.

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But what we would like to do is like

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to thank the School Board for allow to be here tonight.

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My name's Shane Downs and I serve as a sergeant

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of the police department with me as Alicia.

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She's a dispatcher at the police department.

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We're both board members of the Rochester Police

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Vanilla Lent Association,

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which I serve as an at large member.

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And she is the secretary.

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- The Rochester Police Benevolent Association was

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established and chartered in 1953.

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The organization relies on donations from both community

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members and active and retired police officers.

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Community engagement fosters relationships

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with youth athletic programs

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and local charities aiming to support the younger generation

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and those pursuing higher education.

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The benevolent association values its connections

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with the community to create both short-term

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and partnerships that provide various forms of assistance.

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This includes advocating for juvenile access to education

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and offering financial support to those in need.

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- So the purpose of our visit is to thank

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and recognize the Spaulding Art department.

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Is this is Daley here.

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A couple years ago I had the idea

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to design some police patches that would carry meaning

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and generate proceeds for good causes.

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Once we received approval from Chief Boudreaux,

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we collectively as the RPBA, decided

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to create a breast cancer awareness patch,

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an autism awareness patch, and a stroke awareness patch.

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So I wanna first, the, the community, I wanted the community

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to be involved in this initiative.

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So I approached Jen Daley, I knew she was head

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of the art department and she was on board about doing this.

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After a few months, we met with Jen in the art department

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where her students produced outstanding designs,

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we're excited by the number of students

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who participated making the selection process for each patch

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design design quite challenging.

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Ultimately we chose the designs

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and we brought one of each patch.

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Here is a token of appreciation.

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The patches are now available

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for purchase at the police department for $10 each.

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And all the proceeds that they, they go to

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that respective cause.

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So first we wanna extend our thanks to Jen Daly

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and her staff, the art department for the contributions.

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Knowing that specific conditions affect many individuals.

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And it is our goal at the RPBA

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to assist in any way we can.

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So what we have is first the patch that we all wear daily.

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This is the breast cancer patch. That

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- Which, - So this student pre designed that one.

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That the police department,

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this is the autism one.

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- Oh, Sandra. - And this is the, the stroke.

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- Oh, hold it up to the camera. Yeah. Great.

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Hold it up to the camera. Sorry

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to interrupt you. Is that alright? Yeah,

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- Of course.

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So the stroke one for me is actually hits home

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because my son had a stroke at birth.

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So that one was really important to me

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to be able to do that.

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And this is the one that, yeah. And I just want,

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oh, wrong

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- One.

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No wrong one. It's on Shane. Somehow chained.

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- One.

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Good try. Nice try. I think he can zoom in on Shane.

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- Yeah, I think we've had enough of that. There is that one.

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The breast cancer, the autism,

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and then the, the stroke one.

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So what we wanna do is we wanna present these to Jen

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for her department

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and to thank them for participating in this.

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And we're excited

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that they're out there now for people to purchase.

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- Cool. - Mrs. Daley, would you,

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would you mind just introducing ourselves?

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- Oh, I don't mind at all. Hi, I'm Jen Daley.

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I'm one of for our teachers at Saling High School

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and we work together as a department, which is awesome.

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Having our students to springs ago kind

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of brainstorm these amazing ideas.

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The team came

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and they got to choose from a lot of different designs.

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These were the winners. This is Holly Ricard,

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Rashard Rashard, this is

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- Owen.

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I know

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- This is Owen VI know all these people.

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It's just, and this is

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Vander Conway.

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So again, some of these designs were done in my class, some

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of them were done and a different class.

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When we talked to the kids about it, we had

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to actually like use real world concepts.

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We had to explain that these were getting stitched,

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that there there, the stroke length

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and the length of things needed to be thick enough.

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So we kind of had to apply it to like

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what were gonna do later on if you were in a design firm.

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So these guys did a great job.

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It's awesome that their stuff can kind

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of live on throughout our community.

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And I heard that these are traded among Yeah, yeah.

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The other different, they're kind of kind

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of collectors items when they go places.

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So it's kind of cool just to know

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that your staff will be sought after.

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- Great. And I'm gonna have the three

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of you actually just come home,

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shake everybody's hand up here and thank you very much.

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- Shane, will there be other patches

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coming up in the future?

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- So far the chief approved for us to do those.

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It's something that I know a lot of people want us to do,

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like a lot of different other ones.

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We wanted to start with just

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three of 'em to see how it goes.

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Yep. 'cause I know we've, we're, we're talks

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with domestic violence awareness.

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There's so many out there.

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So we started right here

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and we'll see how it goes and go from there.

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Wonderful. But if we do it again,

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obviously we would obviously work with the arts department

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'cause it did such a great job the first time.

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- No, that's fantastic. Yeah, thank

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Alright, thanks guys. Great,

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- Thank you.

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- And then this evening we also have representatives from

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Spaulding High School here to tell us about their

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proposed student trips.

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So I'll invite the folks that are here

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to talk about the trips to the podium.

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- Tony, this is typically done in committee

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and just they didn't have time to put something together

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but wanted to get it approved. My understanding

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- Is that is right.

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So in, I know oftentimes it's just an informational thing,

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but these are trips that are leaving the country.

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So really my preference would be for the board

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to formally approve, approve the trips.

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So, and they would like,

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I'm understanding is they would

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like to try to get this going.

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There is excitement I suspect already buzz in the

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high school about these.

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So yes, we would like to try to get 'em approved

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for you soon so you can start the recruiting

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and sign up process assuming the

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board approved. So perfect.

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- I'll introduce myself. I'm Stacey Herto.

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I'm one of the social studies teachers at Spaulding

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that has been a part of these trips in the past.

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And I'm gonna be a part

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of the travel team if this trip is approved.

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- I'm Dylan Geier. I'm actually the one

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who owns the business, who's been taking these students on

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these trips for the past couple years.

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- Yeah. Well Justin's in the

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- Hallway, but essentially speaking,

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- But I think you're doing most of the talking. Yeah,

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- What we're doing is we've been working

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with this team for the past couple years.

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- Speaking of the microphone please.

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- We've been working with this team

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for the past couple years.

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We've taken the students to Italy,

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multi-country trips in Europe, New York City

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and Disney in past years.

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This year we're proposing Greece, a country I've been

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to many times myself.

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We'll be working with the same teachers, we'll be working

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with the same administrators.

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And overall preparing a trip for February this year

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to meet a different demographic than we met

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before going in April vacation.

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- Yeah, so on the trip we like

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to incorporate learning in addition to fun as I've learned.

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Our kids love to go shopping when they're abroad,

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but we make sure to incorporate a lot of historical lessons,

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walking tours, museums, things like that.

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So it's not just for fun.

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They're actually going to be doing learning on this trip.

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And we've also discussed maybe this year moving forward,

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doing a little bit more during the flex time

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that's built into the high school schedule during advisory

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to pull kids in to do some more history lessons so that

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before we go on the trip,

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they're gonna have a little bit more background on some

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of the historical sites that we're going to be seeing

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to kind of amp up that excitement that they, you know,

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seeing history in real life.

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So that's something

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that we're building upon our past

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experiences with these trips.

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- I'm thankful, thankfully we do have,

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Danny Devoy is our tour guide.

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She's a former Maple Street Magnet school teacher.

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She is now certified in multiple different countries

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and she is who we take with on all these tours

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to not only connect with the students directly like we do,

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but give that immersive experience based on all these

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different tours that we'll be doing in Greece.

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- Yeah. So again,

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we've done these trips these last couple of years.

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We are planning February break, which is a change this year.

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And I believe we're doing seven nights this year.

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Eight nights. Eight nights, sorry, eight nights.

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And students do share their hotel rooms together.

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We do try to pair students with friends if possible.

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We have parent meetings along the way.

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We also do some fundraising opportunities

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and scholarship opportunities through Geier Travel as well

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to try to diversify the students

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that are able to attend these trips.

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And we also target juniors and seniors

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because we're wanting to bring some more mature

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students on a trip like this.

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So that's kind of the gist.

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Does anyone have any questions for us at this point?

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- Do you have a, an administrator going with you or

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- Just teachers?

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Yes, we plan to bring two like we did last year. Okay. Yes.

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- Any questions? Smith?

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- I'm just curious, for the students that are preparing

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to go financially, what does that look like

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for them leading into the trip?

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- So just cost-wise or how we help them?

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How, how they get there. Yeah.

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So essentially the last couple of years

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we have done a couple of fundraisers

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where students are able, if they wish,

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not all families choose to do this.

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So they are able to participate in some fundraising

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opportunities, but also through Geier travel.

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He usually does a graduated system in the sense that,

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or installment plan so

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that they can pay up front if they want,

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but they can also pay for the trip over time as well.

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And he's also been very generous in working with some

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of our students to give them some

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scholarship opportunities as well.

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Yeah,

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- We also do operate on a 5 0 1 C3 model.

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So we reduce the trip cost overall based on the funds

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that we have from our community.

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So overall the trip is advertised at about a 15

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to 20% reduction based on other brands like CIE tours go

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away, Colette, et cetera.

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We understand our community, we know these kids.

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Half of them have been volunteering with us for years.

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We have, you know, younger siblings who know their sister

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and brother have gone on these trips with us.

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They're excited, they want to go

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and we're ready to make that a reality for them.

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- Go ahead Ms. Anderson. I'm sorry.

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- About how many students would be attending.

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- We fill up an entire 52 passenger coach, 56 if allowed.

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And that includes me,

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that includes the teachers and everybody.

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So we try to maximize the value

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and also if we fill the bus we get the lower rate included.

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- Yeah. And typically like the last couple of years,

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last year's trip was larger

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so we brought more staff members.

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So the number of students

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that sign up would be reflected in the number

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of staff members that also attend.

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So we, we try to keep that ratio in mind.

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'cause obviously there is that 10 to one. So

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- Any other questions?

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Anyone like to make a motion to support the trip?

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- I'd like to make, make a motion

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that we approve this trip for

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- Spaulding.

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Second motion by Mrs. Grassy, second by Mr. Oliver.

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Any discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor say aye.

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Aye. Opposed? Have a great trip.

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- Thank you. - We have one more quick proposal.

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Last year we had New York City.

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We crazily went down on the 23rd of December this year we

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wanna go down on the third to fourth.

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We had a brilliant time walking around New York City

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visiting the nine 11 memorial,

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visiting these intrinsic value historical places.

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And I keep going on with verbiage,

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but the point being is we wanna take another, you know,

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maybe 20, 25 kids down in New York City as well this year

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- In December. Yes. Yes.

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- Is that fire approval or is that

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- I I, I feel at least more comfortable

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that they're in the country and they say they appreciate us

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knowing, but it's when they're leaving the country is when

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we like to have the, they make sure

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that the board has approved that. So, but

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- I would like to make a motion

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to approve a New York trip in December.

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- Okay. Motion by Mrs. Anderson. Second. Ms. Anderson.

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Second by Ms. Campbell discussion. Seeing none.

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All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed?

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Have another great trip. Wonderful.

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- Thank you so much for your time. Thank you

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- Guys.

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Thank you.

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- Thank you. Nice job. - Yep, go ahead Mr. It

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- Also says Belize on here.

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- Yep. I - Believe we have a Yes.

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- Hi. I am Darren Skoal.

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I teach environmental science at the high school.

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And so I'm proposing a Belize trip for this April,

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this coming April in 2027.

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It would be during April break.

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I took a group through this company,

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ecological Project International in

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Costa Rica a couple years ago.

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And it was really su successful

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and I think the kids got a lot out of it.

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So I want to use this company again.

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This trip would be nine days.

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It would involve 20 hours of community service

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and 30 hours of science instruction, whether,

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you know, they like it or not.

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But usually they enjoy it because we're doing hands-on stuff

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and we're collecting real data for scientists.

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So the first part of this trip would be

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at a re rainforest research station

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where students would help do animal surveys

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and some animal tracking these fresh water turtles

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that they have tags on to go into the stream

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and help the scientists collect data.

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And the second part of the trip days five through seven

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or eight would be at a marine station off the coast,

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on an island on a key off

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of Belize out on the grape on their reef.

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And at this time they'd be doing coral surveys, snorkeling

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and doing invasive line fish surveys and collecting data.

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And I think there's a day where they'll do a beach cleanup

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in survey for different types of trash and plastics.

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And the last day there will be a cultural experience

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of some kind with local Belizean high school students.

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Hopefully. Yeah.

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So this trip involves them doing some research

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and collecting data for,

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for scientists doing authentic projects.

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And they also design a small project themselves,

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I think at one of these stations, either the rainforest

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or the coral reef. Any questions?

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- Ms. Anderson? - Would this just be

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for like one senior class that you have

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- No, it, it is open to the whole school,

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whether they're in my class or the club

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or whoever wants to go. Really?

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- And there's a, a, a limit on how many people

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- I need at least nine students.

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I did mention it the last couple weeks of school last year

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and there are at least nine students interested already.

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I mentioned it to my class today

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and I'll advertise it during the week.

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And so I, not sure what the upper limit would be,

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but if I get above nine, I'd need to, if I get to 12,

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I'd have another adult come along

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at least like I might be able to take up the 16 I,

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I'm emailing them back and forth right now.

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So it's not just me. There's also representatives from the

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company there helping conduct the trip.

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- Mr. Fellows. Thank you

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- Mr.

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Chair. Sounds like an excellent opportunity for kids.

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Will your, will you do fundraising as a group for this trip

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and would there be scholarship opportunities? I know

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- Yeah, EPI has you

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- To be able to give out scholarships, but

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- Sure they have a small scholarship,

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a few hundred dollars if the students can apply for,

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we'll definitely try to do fundraising.

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It is not in my wheelhouse,

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but I will do my best to help them raise some funds.

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Ultimately it gets distributed with all to all the kids.

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So I think it would just take the edge off.

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Not really be a huge reduction in the cost, but

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- Thank you.

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Thank you. Mr. Spel,

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you've gone on this trip several times, right?

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- Well, no, just once with this company before

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and C to Costa Rica, it was a trip

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that a previous teacher had started and he left the district

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and so I took it over and took eight students to Costa Rica

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and we did leatherback turtle research

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and then we went to the rainforest.

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Their phones, once they land in Costa Rica

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or Belize, their phones stay in a safe in the hotel

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and they're without them for the whole time,

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which they'd probably be more accustomed to now,

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but it was a great experience actually.

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- Any other questions? It's gonna cool.

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Is there a motion to approve Mrs. Grassy? I'd like to move

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- That we approve the trip to Belize.

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- Okay. Second in - April.

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- It was a second by Ms. Smith. Any discussion?

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- Okay, so I have a child

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who is interested in attending this trip

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and I, I don't think I need to recuse myself from the vote,

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but I just wanted to let that be known

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that my child is planning on attending. Great.

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- Appreciate it. Yeah, you can vote on this. Okay, great.

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Any other discussion? Seeing none.

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All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

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Motion passes. Alright,

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- Thank you very much.

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It's great to see two students on the board now.

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Congratulations you guys. Thank

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- You.

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- If you need another adult

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- Right, I wanna go on the grease trip. Yeah,

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- They both sound they like great trips, great opportunities

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for these, for these students.

519
00:27:30,133 --> 00:27:33,367
Mr. Chair, as this is our first meeting back since the

520
00:27:33,934 --> 00:27:38,033
school has started, I just wanted to recognize some folks

521
00:27:38,033 --> 00:27:41,000
because of course, and we've talked about this at committees

522
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,767
and board members had mentioned it as well,

523
00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:44,433
but you know, this kind of perception

524
00:27:44,433 --> 00:27:47,367
that schools are relatively quiet over the summer and the,

525
00:27:47,367 --> 00:27:49,333
and the truth is, is quite far from that.

526
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,300
There's a tremendous amount of work

527
00:27:51,300 --> 00:27:53,834
that went on in the schools over the summer to prepare.

528
00:27:54,433 --> 00:27:57,033
And so I certainly wanna recognize anyone that's driven

529
00:27:57,033 --> 00:28:00,066
around our city parents as they're dropping off.

530
00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:03,100
Students will see how nice the front of our schools look.

531
00:28:03,634 --> 00:28:05,533
Fresh gardens, fresh plantings.

532
00:28:06,133 --> 00:28:08,066
There's a a, a tremendous pride

533
00:28:08,066 --> 00:28:10,100
that's being shown in our schools.

534
00:28:10,133 --> 00:28:12,066
And so I wanna thank Rich Belanger

535
00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:15,734
and the facilities team as well as David Recl for the work

536
00:28:15,734 --> 00:28:17,266
that they did this summer.

537
00:28:17,734 --> 00:28:19,433
Preparing our schools. It really nice.

538
00:28:19,433 --> 00:28:22,133
In fact, I was walking around over by McCullen

539
00:28:22,133 --> 00:28:24,867
and there was a family that was walking and commented

540
00:28:24,934 --> 00:28:26,533
and about how nice things look

541
00:28:26,533 --> 00:28:28,066
and the word they kept using was pride.

542
00:28:28,066 --> 00:28:29,033
They're like, wow, that's really,

543
00:28:29,033 --> 00:28:30,100
you know, we have a lot of pride in there.

544
00:28:30,266 --> 00:28:31,634
And so I I thought that was great.

545
00:28:32,367 --> 00:28:34,300
Also, recognizing how much work goes in

546
00:28:34,300 --> 00:28:35,834
by the teachers as well.

547
00:28:35,834 --> 00:28:37,667
We have teachers that are here as part of the, the,

548
00:28:37,734 --> 00:28:39,567
as folks know, part of the Pathfinder program

549
00:28:40,033 --> 00:28:41,433
and are working on curriculum

550
00:28:41,433 --> 00:28:42,900
and preparing their classroom as well.

551
00:28:43,300 --> 00:28:45,634
And not to be remiss the amount of work, believe it

552
00:28:45,634 --> 00:28:46,834
or not, that the School Board did.

553
00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:48,066
I think people probably also assume

554
00:28:48,066 --> 00:28:49,900
that the School Board just disappears in the summer.

555
00:28:49,934 --> 00:28:52,333
But the reality is you folks came together

556
00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:55,066
and did a, a fair amount of work on developing goals

557
00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:57,300
for yourselves and for the district.

558
00:28:57,433 --> 00:29:01,166
So in front of you this evening, you will see some draft

559
00:29:01,166 --> 00:29:02,867
of the, that work that we did.

560
00:29:03,667 --> 00:29:04,867
And so what I would ask you

561
00:29:04,867 --> 00:29:07,333
to do is just look those over at your leisure,

562
00:29:07,467 --> 00:29:09,634
make some comments, send those back to me.

563
00:29:10,734 --> 00:29:12,166
We will take another look at those

564
00:29:12,266 --> 00:29:13,900
and then hopefully we would look

565
00:29:14,433 --> 00:29:17,667
to adopt those at the October board meeting as the former,

566
00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,133
as the formal goals of the, of the School Board.

567
00:29:21,066 --> 00:29:23,567
So if you get a chance to do, please take a look at those,

568
00:29:23,567 --> 00:29:24,634
give us some feedback.

569
00:29:25,066 --> 00:29:27,100
We can talk about 'em in committees as well.

570
00:29:27,033 --> 00:29:30,266
But we did try to capture the conversations

571
00:29:30,433 --> 00:29:31,533
and the work that was done

572
00:29:31,533 --> 00:29:34,433
that night when we had our retreat and, and worked on those.

573
00:29:34,533 --> 00:29:37,100
So, and then we'll look to formally adopt those

574
00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,567
and then we'll post those publicly

575
00:29:38,567 --> 00:29:41,066
and then we can use those as kind of our North star

576
00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:43,367
as we go navigate through this school year.

577
00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:47,000
So, and

578
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,100
otherwise we also,

579
00:29:48,433 --> 00:29:50,367
I think we have the student report as well too.

580
00:29:50,700 --> 00:29:52,266
So I recognize we have a full agenda

581
00:29:52,367 --> 00:29:54,300
so I'll let the students go.

582
00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:57,333
- Who's going first? - Mr. S going first.

583
00:29:58,300 --> 00:30:00,500
- We had long reports in the past, so Mr.

584
00:30:00,634 --> 00:30:03,100
R wanted us to shorten them to be more bullet points.

585
00:30:03,867 --> 00:30:07,066
Great start to the school year. Students are excited.

586
00:30:07,233 --> 00:30:09,734
New classes and settling in for the school year.

587
00:30:09,734 --> 00:30:12,533
People seem really happy to be back and in good moods.

588
00:30:13,233 --> 00:30:15,033
The first football game, which was at Central,

589
00:30:15,300 --> 00:30:18,033
we had a big student section that was super hyped.

590
00:30:18,266 --> 00:30:20,133
Even the Manchester principals said

591
00:30:20,133 --> 00:30:22,567
that we were a class act new lunch program.

592
00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:26,033
Had great reviews from the students, amazing quality

593
00:30:26,367 --> 00:30:29,667
that had fresh food and lots of variety each day.

594
00:30:29,734 --> 00:30:32,033
They're excited to put protein packs together

595
00:30:32,066 --> 00:30:33,266
for our athletes before games.

596
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,500
- Our first pep rally is tomorrow.

597
00:30:38,166 --> 00:30:40,300
We have each class competing against each other trying

598
00:30:40,300 --> 00:30:42,100
to get hype for the rival home

599
00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:43,266
opener that's happening tomorrow.

600
00:30:44,367 --> 00:30:47,033
Spaulding versed over every, I can tell you personally,

601
00:30:47,033 --> 00:30:49,333
every single player on Spalding's team of coaches,

602
00:30:49,433 --> 00:30:52,133
I've lit a fire under us and we, we are excited.

603
00:30:52,934 --> 00:30:56,767
The new field looks amazing. Grass is very, very soft.

604
00:30:57,066 --> 00:30:59,000
I can see the facility working hard to get it painted

605
00:30:59,033 --> 00:31:01,066
and looking sharp for the amount

606
00:31:01,066 --> 00:31:02,100
of people that's going to be there.

607
00:31:03,266 --> 00:31:07,100
We'll also be collecting food instead of at the door to,

608
00:31:07,266 --> 00:31:08,500
that's gonna go to our pantry

609
00:31:09,166 --> 00:31:11,100
and as well, we're excited

610
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:12,900
to see the band form their halftime show

611
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:14,133
the first one of the year.

612
00:31:15,934 --> 00:31:18,066
And because it's the 25th anniversary of nine 11,

613
00:31:18,066 --> 00:31:21,033
we'll be honoring the first responders this night

614
00:31:22,033 --> 00:31:23,300
and we really hope to see you guys there.

615
00:31:23,634 --> 00:31:27,533
And as well, HRCU is donating $500 directly

616
00:31:27,533 --> 00:31:29,734
to our pantry. Nice.

617
00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:30,867
- That's great. Cool.

618
00:31:31,033 --> 00:31:32,767
- That's really nice. And then we have a

619
00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:34,033
couple sports highlights.

620
00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:38,133
Volleyball, JV and Varsity just won a game against Central,

621
00:31:38,166 --> 00:31:39,266
or not Central, sorry.

622
00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:43,667
Timber Lane and then golf BA ton of teams such

623
00:31:43,667 --> 00:31:47,266
as Manchester Memorial, Manchester South Keans, Wyndham,

624
00:31:47,467 --> 00:31:50,533
Pinkerton and London Area Soccer won their game against

625
00:31:50,533 --> 00:31:54,000
Central Unified Soccer went against Port Smith

626
00:31:54,433 --> 00:31:57,066
and Cross Country had two shoutouts.

627
00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:58,734
Anthony Royals placed third

628
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,300
and Isabella Langer placed the ninth at Exeter.

629
00:32:01,867 --> 00:32:03,100
- Guys, all great news.

630
00:32:04,734 --> 00:32:06,100
What time does the football game start?

631
00:32:06,367 --> 00:32:07,567
- Football game starts. Kickoff is at six.

632
00:32:08,367 --> 00:32:09,734
- Ooh. Alright.

633
00:32:10,467 --> 00:32:11,533
- Yeah, that's horrible.

634
00:32:11,533 --> 00:32:14,033
No, our ribbon cutting six 30. Yeah,

635
00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:16,033
- I was just about to ask. Oh okay.

636
00:32:16,166 --> 00:32:18,266
- Yes. Me - Seat.

637
00:32:18,266 --> 00:32:19,433
- Yeah, I gotta get there at three.

638
00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:22,133
- Ribbon cutting. We doing a ribbon

639
00:32:22,133 --> 00:32:23,133
- Cutting?

640
00:32:23,133 --> 00:32:24,033
We are, we're gonna do a brief ribbon cutting

641
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,767
and then we also, we'll then

642
00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:27,133
welcome the, our first response.

643
00:32:27,233 --> 00:32:29,166
So field. So we're gonna do a brief ribbon cutting.

644
00:32:30,033 --> 00:32:31,166
We can, we'll send you, you know,

645
00:32:31,166 --> 00:32:33,100
we'll send you the whole agenda 'cause it's really broken

646
00:32:33,133 --> 00:32:35,066
out by time so you can see what time you need to

647
00:32:35,233 --> 00:32:36,433
to arrive and all that stuff.

648
00:32:36,433 --> 00:32:38,533
So we'll send that to you. Okay, so everyone has that.

649
00:32:39,634 --> 00:32:41,533
- We is not, we, we, we them, we Right.

650
00:32:42,567 --> 00:32:44,834
- What - We're not participating in the ribbon cutting.

651
00:32:44,834 --> 00:32:46,767
- Correct. You are certainly welcome to the board.

652
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,567
Absolutely is welcome to Okay. Yes, yes, please.

653
00:32:49,734 --> 00:32:52,867
More the merrier. I mean the reality is this, this,

654
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,100
this field and the athletic complex was really the

655
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,567
collective work of, of, of a lot

656
00:32:56,567 --> 00:32:58,066
of people including the School Board,

657
00:32:58,467 --> 00:32:59,867
the city, the man of City Council.

658
00:32:59,867 --> 00:33:02,100
So we really are inviting all those folks that were part of

659
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:03,266
that to help celebrate

660
00:33:04,066 --> 00:33:05,834
and congratulate the, the opening of that.

661
00:33:05,934 --> 00:33:09,367
So, okay. So we're welcome to not, not, not mandatory,

662
00:33:09,467 --> 00:33:11,266
we won't come to your house and drag you out

663
00:33:11,266 --> 00:33:13,367
or drag you down from the stands if you're with your,

664
00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:14,700
with your family up in the stands.

665
00:33:14,834 --> 00:33:18,767
But we do welcome you to join us. So thank you. Yes, you're

666
00:33:18,767 --> 00:33:19,767
- Welcome.

667
00:33:19,767 --> 00:33:23,300
Any questions for Mr. F or our student representatives?

668
00:33:24,433 --> 00:33:28,066
Seeing none, we will go to public comment

669
00:33:29,433 --> 00:33:30,867
while the board both recognizes

670
00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:32,133
and respects the right to free speech

671
00:33:32,133 --> 00:33:34,934
and enshrined in the first amendment to our constitution.

672
00:33:35,233 --> 00:33:37,100
The board wishes to make all speakers aware

673
00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:39,567
that statements made a public comment depending on their

674
00:33:39,567 --> 00:33:42,100
content are not immune from potential civil

675
00:33:42,233 --> 00:33:43,367
or criminal liabilities.

676
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:46,300
Is there anyone in the public wishing to address the board?

677
00:33:46,300 --> 00:33:49,533
Please step forward, limit your comments to five minutes

678
00:33:49,567 --> 00:33:51,500
and just state your residency.

679
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:54,500
- Carlton Cooper, how street Rochester.

680
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,033
I am with the Rochester Veterans Council

681
00:33:58,634 --> 00:34:01,033
and I'm sure you guys have probably seen the plentiful

682
00:34:01,033 --> 00:34:04,033
amount of ads and promotions about the salute

683
00:34:04,033 --> 00:34:06,000
to service football game On October 2nd,

684
00:34:07,734 --> 00:34:10,567
we're gonna be hosting Manchester Memorial Crusaders

685
00:34:11,333 --> 00:34:14,367
in a game that Coach Jackson kind of whipped up

686
00:34:14,367 --> 00:34:16,500
and came to me and said, I know how to play ball

687
00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:17,700
but I don't know how to do an event.

688
00:34:17,734 --> 00:34:20,100
Can you help? So we've put this together

689
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:23,233
and it's gonna be to basically highlight

690
00:34:23,433 --> 00:34:26,300
and recognize our local veterans in the community

691
00:34:26,567 --> 00:34:28,066
and our active duty members.

692
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,066
We've got a lot of people here

693
00:34:29,066 --> 00:34:32,066
that are stationed in the Navy yard stationed at peas.

694
00:34:32,900 --> 00:34:34,634
So we're recognizing them at this event.

695
00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,834
There's gonna be decorations all over the field.

696
00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:38,834
Free entry for veterans

697
00:34:38,834 --> 00:34:41,033
and service, active duty service members as well.

698
00:34:42,700 --> 00:34:44,066
I'm not sure if you guys know, but there's

699
00:34:44,133 --> 00:34:46,100
80,000 veterans in New Hampshire.

700
00:34:47,133 --> 00:34:49,533
2,500 of them live here in Rochester.

701
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:52,133
We have the highest veteran per capita

702
00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:53,500
in the state of New Hampshire.

703
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,567
So this was kind of key when Andy

704
00:34:55,567 --> 00:34:57,467
and I started talking about this, that we put this together.

705
00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,500
It's something he's wanted to do for a little while.

706
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:01,734
Him and he and I are both veterans

707
00:35:01,734 --> 00:35:02,934
of the 10th Mountain Division Army,

708
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:04,066
which was kind of coincidental.

709
00:35:04,333 --> 00:35:06,033
We were a year apart in school.

710
00:35:07,033 --> 00:35:08,767
I went off to active duty, he went

711
00:35:08,767 --> 00:35:10,000
to school, then went to active duty.

712
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,500
We served at the same unit. Didn't realize it

713
00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:12,834
till about two months ago.

714
00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:14,467
So it was pretty interesting. Small

715
00:35:14,467 --> 00:35:15,467
- World.

716
00:35:15,467 --> 00:35:17,066
- Yeah. Proceeds from this event

717
00:35:17,133 --> 00:35:18,934
for the different activities that we have at the game,

718
00:35:19,133 --> 00:35:20,300
there's gonna be 50 50.

719
00:35:20,500 --> 00:35:23,867
We're doing a game ball raffle that's gonna happen.

720
00:35:25,100 --> 00:35:28,133
Comm member of t-shirts, cash donations, program sales

721
00:35:28,867 --> 00:35:30,700
is all gonna go towards vouchers for veterans.

722
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:32,367
Anybody knows vouchers in areas.

723
00:35:32,367 --> 00:35:34,300
They have the farmer farmer's market every Tuesday

724
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:36,066
for a long time now.

725
00:35:36,266 --> 00:35:39,066
Each veteran gets a $25 coupon that they can use

726
00:35:39,066 --> 00:35:42,033
to purchase food at this, at the farmer's market.

727
00:35:42,433 --> 00:35:45,700
Been going on for probably 10 years now. Great event.

728
00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:46,934
So this, any proceeds

729
00:35:46,934 --> 00:35:48,367
that we have from the event is gonna go towards that.

730
00:35:50,066 --> 00:35:51,500
In this event in the program,

731
00:35:51,533 --> 00:35:53,100
we're gonna have a recognition.

732
00:35:53,033 --> 00:35:56,467
I've got posters mounted here in in city hall at the

733
00:35:56,467 --> 00:35:57,700
community center, different places.

734
00:35:57,734 --> 00:35:59,533
And then you can also go on the Veterans

735
00:35:59,533 --> 00:36:00,734
Council website and find out.

736
00:36:01,133 --> 00:36:03,300
But we're basically asking if anyone wants

737
00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:04,934
to honor a veteran or service member

738
00:36:04,934 --> 00:36:06,867
that they have a hero in their mind.

739
00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:09,033
You can donate $5 and their name

740
00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:11,233
and little blip about them with their branch of service

741
00:36:11,233 --> 00:36:12,867
and when they serve we'll be put in the program.

742
00:36:13,900 --> 00:36:15,533
So that's gonna be part of the program that we're gonna,

743
00:36:15,533 --> 00:36:17,300
we're gonna sell at the show, sorry, at the game.

744
00:36:19,233 --> 00:36:21,467
And then also the game is on Friday.

745
00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:23,734
Anybody knows that obviously our colors are red,

746
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:27,367
but anybody that knows the military red is, we have,

747
00:36:27,467 --> 00:36:30,033
excuse me, we have red on Friday, meaning remember,

748
00:36:30,634 --> 00:36:33,266
remember everyone deployed, this is something

749
00:36:33,266 --> 00:36:34,500
that I promote all the time.

750
00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:36,867
You see on all the Rochester social media pages.

751
00:36:37,567 --> 00:36:40,133
It just making sure that those people realize there's people

752
00:36:40,133 --> 00:36:41,367
thinking about 'em and while they're gone

753
00:36:41,367 --> 00:36:44,700
and out, you know, serving our country, any information

754
00:36:44,700 --> 00:36:45,834
that you need, like I said,

755
00:36:45,834 --> 00:36:47,266
is on the Rochester Veterans Council website.

756
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,100
There's posters, library community center here,

757
00:36:51,634 --> 00:36:55,233
different places and we will be looking

758
00:36:55,266 --> 00:36:56,934
for some volunteers that want to help.

759
00:36:57,433 --> 00:37:00,467
We're also gonna have General Daily as our guest speaker

760
00:37:00,500 --> 00:37:01,834
who will do the flip the coin.

761
00:37:02,467 --> 00:37:04,066
We had a number of custom coins,

762
00:37:04,066 --> 00:37:06,066
challenge coins made up for this event.

763
00:37:06,233 --> 00:37:08,700
And custom three by five flags

764
00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:12,300
that you can purchase the the event which will have our logo

765
00:37:12,734 --> 00:37:14,000
along with Manchester's

766
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:15,734
and then the salute to service logo on the bottom.

767
00:37:16,166 --> 00:37:17,300
So a lot of stuff going on,

768
00:37:17,300 --> 00:37:18,767
but it should be a, should be a great event

769
00:37:18,767 --> 00:37:19,834
and recognizing our local,

770
00:37:19,900 --> 00:37:21,367
local veterans and active duty soldiers.

771
00:37:22,333 --> 00:37:23,533
That's great. Any questions?

772
00:37:25,333 --> 00:37:27,233
I'm hoping to see all of you guys there.

773
00:37:27,767 --> 00:37:31,333
We'll be there wearing red. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Thank

774
00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:32,333
- You.

775
00:37:32,433 --> 00:37:34,000
Just like to say thank you for your service, sir.

776
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,233
Appreciate it. My grandfather was a 10th

777
00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:37,767
Mountain division in World War ii.

778
00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:40,033
He was original Pando Commando skiing in

779
00:37:40,033 --> 00:37:41,000
skiing in Italy, so.

780
00:37:41,834 --> 00:37:42,834
So I appreciate you.

781
00:37:50,133 --> 00:37:52,100
- Good evening. My name is Jillian Pierce.

782
00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:53,834
I'm Rochester parent in Ward four.

783
00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:56,500
I've been watching a lot of the recent committee meetings

784
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:58,100
and I just wanted to say thank you

785
00:37:58,367 --> 00:37:59,734
and I'm so glad to see

786
00:37:59,734 --> 00:38:01,367
that screen time is on the board's radar.

787
00:38:02,066 --> 00:38:05,033
I heard the state screen time task force mentioned,

788
00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:06,300
and I think that's great news.

789
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,066
My understanding is that the governor launched it

790
00:38:09,066 --> 00:38:12,066
with 32 members, mostly superintendents, principals

791
00:38:12,066 --> 00:38:14,700
and educators along with a few parents, a student

792
00:38:15,066 --> 00:38:16,266
and health and legal experts.

793
00:38:16,333 --> 00:38:17,867
And it's asking the right questions.

794
00:38:18,634 --> 00:38:21,033
I also heard the concern that we wouldn't want to act now

795
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:23,033
and then have to redo our work once the state

796
00:38:23,033 --> 00:38:24,233
decides on something.

797
00:38:24,667 --> 00:38:26,867
And I absolutely understand that instinct,

798
00:38:27,133 --> 00:38:30,100
but I'd ask you to weigh what waiting actually costs.

799
00:38:30,700 --> 00:38:32,233
If Rochester adopts a policy

800
00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:34,233
and state guidance later says something

801
00:38:34,233 --> 00:38:36,066
different, we can amend it.

802
00:38:36,634 --> 00:38:39,233
And if the state does mandate something the way it did

803
00:38:39,233 --> 00:38:41,700
with personal cell phones, that's an argument

804
00:38:41,700 --> 00:38:43,500
for starting now rather than waiting

805
00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:44,867
because a district

806
00:38:44,867 --> 00:38:47,100
that has already done work implements a mandate

807
00:38:47,033 --> 00:38:48,867
or a directive, but a district

808
00:38:48,867 --> 00:38:50,467
that hasn't scrambles to comply.

809
00:38:51,266 --> 00:38:53,567
More importantly, it's the difference

810
00:38:53,567 --> 00:38:56,266
between doing something because the state tells us to do it

811
00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:58,634
or doing something because we believe it's in the

812
00:38:58,634 --> 00:39:00,066
best interest of our students.

813
00:39:01,133 --> 00:39:03,066
There's a timing piece that has come up too

814
00:39:03,066 --> 00:39:05,834
that is very much a reality about the devices being

815
00:39:05,834 --> 00:39:08,300
purchased all at the same time during COVID

816
00:39:08,367 --> 00:39:10,100
and are now coming up for replacement.

817
00:39:10,467 --> 00:39:13,734
So how many we buy for which grades that will follow from

818
00:39:13,734 --> 00:39:15,066
what we decide about how they're used.

819
00:39:16,867 --> 00:39:19,066
Research shows that when five-year-olds practice letters

820
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,266
by hand, the reading circuits in their brains activate later

821
00:39:22,266 --> 00:39:23,300
when they see those letters,

822
00:39:23,900 --> 00:39:25,567
when they practice those same skills on

823
00:39:25,567 --> 00:39:26,767
a keyboard, they do not.

824
00:39:27,166 --> 00:39:30,033
And across dozens of studies, kids comprehend

825
00:39:30,033 --> 00:39:32,033
what they read on paper better than

826
00:39:32,033 --> 00:39:33,066
what they read on the screen.

827
00:39:33,867 --> 00:39:35,767
It's strongest for informational text,

828
00:39:35,767 --> 00:39:37,033
which is exactly the kind

829
00:39:37,033 --> 00:39:38,266
we're teaching them to read closely.

830
00:39:39,166 --> 00:39:41,834
We made the trade district wide without ever deciding to.

831
00:39:42,433 --> 00:39:43,567
And that's really my point.

832
00:39:43,934 --> 00:39:47,100
Nobody set out to replace instruction handwriting

833
00:39:47,133 --> 00:39:48,266
or books with screens.

834
00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:51,033
But it happened one purchase at a time, mostly

835
00:39:51,033 --> 00:39:52,100
during an emergency.

836
00:39:52,433 --> 00:39:56,066
And Rochester is not alone here it is across the country.

837
00:39:56,834 --> 00:39:59,533
What I'm asking for isn't a ban, it's a thoughtful decision.

838
00:40:00,433 --> 00:40:02,934
The Department of Education has said the task force will

839
00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:05,834
develop recommendations for future guidance while respecting

840
00:40:05,834 --> 00:40:07,033
local decision making.

841
00:40:07,567 --> 00:40:09,934
It's positioned as advice and districts decide.

842
00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:13,000
So the question in front of Rochester isn't whether we're

843
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,233
allowed to act, it's whether we're ready when the advice

844
00:40:15,233 --> 00:40:16,767
arise or starting from zero.

845
00:40:18,066 --> 00:40:19,834
I believe that we can have something in place

846
00:40:19,834 --> 00:40:22,233
that strengthens the education of Rochester students

847
00:40:22,233 --> 00:40:24,100
for the next school year, but I don't think

848
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:25,333
that's possible if we wait.

849
00:40:26,300 --> 00:40:28,033
There's another upside here too.

850
00:40:28,934 --> 00:40:30,834
I absolutely love hearing

851
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,300
and seeing that the reputation

852
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:33,934
of Rochester schools is changing

853
00:40:34,133 --> 00:40:35,634
and that people want to work here.

854
00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:38,567
I'm seeing it firsthand, especially at the beginning

855
00:40:38,567 --> 00:40:39,634
of the School Board meetings.

856
00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:43,000
Prioritizing a screen policy is exactly

857
00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:44,066
the thing that adds to that.

858
00:40:44,834 --> 00:40:47,533
It's the kind of things that in, it's the kind of things

859
00:40:47,533 --> 00:40:50,000
that would make this a district that parents choose.

860
00:40:50,567 --> 00:40:53,000
If Rochester moves now, we'd be one

861
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,700
of the first in the state to take this on.

862
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,533
This is a great story for Rochester and our schools

863
00:40:57,934 --> 00:40:59,734
and it's one we'd be telling instead

864
00:40:59,734 --> 00:41:01,033
of reading about somebody else doing it,

865
00:41:02,233 --> 00:41:03,567
I started looking at a policy

866
00:41:03,700 --> 00:41:05,500
and a summary of what we'd be asking for

867
00:41:05,834 --> 00:41:07,533
and I'm happy to share that after this meeting.

868
00:41:08,100 --> 00:41:09,734
I'll also be at the governance meeting next

869
00:41:09,734 --> 00:41:11,066
week to walk through it.

870
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,100
So my ask tonight is simple and it's just that we start.

871
00:41:14,467 --> 00:41:15,767
Thank you. Thank

872
00:41:15,767 --> 00:41:16,767
- You Julie.

873
00:41:16,767 --> 00:41:20,634
Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else

874
00:41:20,834 --> 00:41:23,333
from the public wishing to address the board?

875
00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:26,634
Seeing none will pause, public comment

876
00:41:27,133 --> 00:41:29,233
and move on to committee reports.

877
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,734
First item is governance committee, Ms. McGowan.

878
00:41:34,567 --> 00:41:36,834
- All right. The governance committee met on

879
00:41:36,834 --> 00:41:38,934
August 20th, 2026.

880
00:41:40,867 --> 00:41:43,767
The first thing is the governance committee recommends

881
00:41:43,767 --> 00:41:47,266
that the board review policy BCA a dash r board member

882
00:41:47,700 --> 00:41:50,000
ethics acknowledgement for first reading.

883
00:41:50,533 --> 00:41:52,233
There's just a slight change

884
00:41:55,367 --> 00:41:57,567
in one of the, the statements

885
00:41:59,166 --> 00:42:00,467
which I can read to you guys.

886
00:42:01,033 --> 00:42:03,634
I blank shall to the best of my ability strive

887
00:42:03,667 --> 00:42:05,133
to improve public education

888
00:42:05,667 --> 00:42:07,500
and to adhere to all ethical statements

889
00:42:07,500 --> 00:42:09,767
and considerations contained within that policy.

890
00:42:09,934 --> 00:42:13,066
So it's, this is the signature page of our ethics policy.

891
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:18,500
- Any questions? Okay.

892
00:42:19,667 --> 00:42:21,934
- All right. The next thing is the governance committee

893
00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:24,867
recommends that the board review policy AB New Hampshire

894
00:42:24,867 --> 00:42:27,000
Parental Bill of Rights for first reading.

895
00:42:33,834 --> 00:42:35,233
- Any questions on that? Okay.

896
00:42:36,233 --> 00:42:37,233
- Shawnee, I actually emailed

897
00:42:37,266 --> 00:42:38,467
you a little earlier about this.

898
00:42:38,734 --> 00:42:40,467
I understand it was a very lengthy email.

899
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:44,066
I'm curious if we should do some committee study on

900
00:42:44,066 --> 00:42:48,033
that in particular, just with the, the recent legislation.

901
00:42:49,533 --> 00:42:51,734
- I'm gonna refer over to Dr.

902
00:42:51,867 --> 00:42:53,033
Nichols 'cause she's the one

903
00:42:53,033 --> 00:42:55,767
that brought forward this policy for us.

904
00:42:56,033 --> 00:42:58,166
- So the Parental Bill of Rights, it it,

905
00:42:58,767 --> 00:43:01,533
the whole entire plate on what you have

906
00:43:01,533 --> 00:43:03,367
before you is right from the New Hampshire

907
00:43:03,367 --> 00:43:04,433
School Board's Association.

908
00:43:05,066 --> 00:43:06,934
All these rights have been out for parents

909
00:43:06,934 --> 00:43:09,300
before, so it's just putting it out in the forefront.

910
00:43:09,834 --> 00:43:11,233
They do ask us to make sure

911
00:43:11,233 --> 00:43:13,000
that it's not only in our handbook, so

912
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,033
as you see our handbooks, we need to put that in.

913
00:43:15,433 --> 00:43:17,934
It also asks us to put it into our website

914
00:43:17,934 --> 00:43:20,700
and they wanted us to start moving in that direction

915
00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:21,700
after July 1st.

916
00:43:22,033 --> 00:43:23,166
So that's why you have it before you,

917
00:43:23,166 --> 00:43:26,266
but it is directly quote by quote, the only thing

918
00:43:26,266 --> 00:43:27,266
that was taken out

919
00:43:27,266 --> 00:43:29,133
that is different than New Hampshire School Boards

920
00:43:29,133 --> 00:43:31,467
Association is the one section where it says

921
00:43:31,467 --> 00:43:33,500
that in the district handbook

922
00:43:33,634 --> 00:43:35,667
that they would hand out for the budget season.

923
00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:38,734
We don't do that. We do a larger aspect of it.

924
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:40,734
So that's the only thing that was redacted from it

925
00:43:40,734 --> 00:43:42,166
because we don't do that as a district here.

926
00:43:43,100 --> 00:43:47,667
- Great. - Any other questions? Sorry. No, you're good.

927
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:51,367
- All right. The governance committee recommends

928
00:43:51,367 --> 00:43:55,300
that the board approve policy BCA School Board member ethics

929
00:43:55,367 --> 00:43:56,900
for second reading and adoption.

930
00:43:57,867 --> 00:44:02,700
- Okay, is there a second? Second. Ms. Smith seconded.

931
00:44:03,467 --> 00:44:08,000
Any discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor say Aye.

932
00:44:08,266 --> 00:44:10,500
Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes.

933
00:44:12,033 --> 00:44:13,834
- All right. The governance committee recommends

934
00:44:13,834 --> 00:44:17,500
that the board approve policy BDDC, agenda preparation

935
00:44:17,500 --> 00:44:19,133
and dissemination to the full board

936
00:44:19,133 --> 00:44:20,467
for second reading and adoption.

937
00:44:21,533 --> 00:44:25,667
- Second. Second by Mr. Oliver. Any discussion there?

938
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,033
None. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

939
00:44:30,133 --> 00:44:31,133
Motion passes.

940
00:44:32,667 --> 00:44:34,500
- And then the governance committee recommends

941
00:44:34,500 --> 00:44:36,266
that the board approve the following policies

942
00:44:36,266 --> 00:44:37,533
for second reading and adoption.

943
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:40,133
DAF administration of federal Grants.

944
00:44:40,867 --> 00:44:42,000
Kb, title one, family

945
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:47,000
and Community Engagement, J-F-A-B-D, McKinney-Vento,

946
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:48,567
allowable and disa allowable supports

947
00:44:48,700 --> 00:44:52,533
and J-F-A-R-D dash a Education

948
00:44:52,533 --> 00:44:54,066
of Homeless Children and Youth.

949
00:44:54,233 --> 00:44:55,233
Second.

950
00:44:57,033 --> 00:44:59,500
- Okay. Second by Ms. Campbell. Any discussion there?

951
00:45:00,700 --> 00:45:03,066
- We did have discussion when

952
00:45:04,266 --> 00:45:09,100
surrounding policy J-F-A-B-D on page,

953
00:45:10,300 --> 00:45:13,333
well it was 43 of that night's packet,

954
00:45:13,634 --> 00:45:16,567
but about transportation in particular.

955
00:45:16,767 --> 00:45:21,567
So we will go back and look at that after this is approved.

956
00:45:21,700 --> 00:45:23,900
So just so you know.

957
00:45:24,767 --> 00:45:28,166
- Alright. Any other questions, comments? Seeing none.

958
00:45:28,166 --> 00:45:32,133
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes

959
00:45:34,100 --> 00:45:38,667
- And then we had a lengthy discussion about

960
00:45:39,567 --> 00:45:40,700
AI in schools.

961
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:46,767
We were brought forward a policy that we tabled for now

962
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:51,567
and we'll be looking at forming a committee

963
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:56,300
of various members of the district to, to look at AI

964
00:45:56,300 --> 00:46:00,300
and screen time to kind of put together a policy

965
00:46:00,300 --> 00:46:02,133
that works for our district.

966
00:46:02,634 --> 00:46:05,834
- In fact, the leadership of the Teachers association is,

967
00:46:05,900 --> 00:46:08,567
is going to suggest teachers

968
00:46:08,567 --> 00:46:09,767
that will be able to join us for that.

969
00:46:09,934 --> 00:46:12,133
So I look forward to that.

970
00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:17,834
- And that was all for governance.

971
00:46:18,300 --> 00:46:20,533
- Great. Any questions for Ms McGowan?

972
00:46:21,300 --> 00:46:24,100
- Sorry, I just wanna clarify, so the committee,

973
00:46:24,133 --> 00:46:25,433
I think I missed this when we were having the

974
00:46:25,433 --> 00:46:26,500
discussion that night, so I apologize.

975
00:46:26,667 --> 00:46:28,900
But the committee for AI is also going

976
00:46:28,900 --> 00:46:30,634
to include screen time discussions?

977
00:46:30,667 --> 00:46:31,867
Or is that going to be separate?

978
00:46:32,367 --> 00:46:36,133
- Yeah, it will be a, an AI screen time kind

979
00:46:36,133 --> 00:46:38,000
of combined policy because that's what the,

980
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:42,266
the state is formed a subcommittee looking at AI

981
00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:43,367
and screen time together.

982
00:46:43,667 --> 00:46:45,767
So we're gonna lump it together so that it

983
00:46:46,433 --> 00:46:49,100
- Kind of parallels and in fact, it's under goal one

984
00:46:49,100 --> 00:46:51,000
of the school board's goals, right?

985
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:53,033
Is to evidence-based approaches

986
00:46:53,033 --> 00:46:54,834
to student technology and screen use.

987
00:46:54,900 --> 00:46:56,367
So we, we do see those.

988
00:46:56,367 --> 00:46:59,066
So you can't really separate those two things out.

989
00:46:59,033 --> 00:47:00,367
I mean, there's a lot of overlap,

990
00:47:00,367 --> 00:47:01,734
but, so I do think it's worthy

991
00:47:01,867 --> 00:47:04,500
to have both those conversations at the same

992
00:47:04,500 --> 00:47:05,533
time. Sure. Yeah.

993
00:47:05,834 --> 00:47:08,500
- Thank you - Mr. Ballas.

994
00:47:09,667 --> 00:47:11,266
- I'd be interested to see how this rolls out,

995
00:47:12,033 --> 00:47:15,100
but I will say, I don't think anyone's talking about using

996
00:47:15,066 --> 00:47:16,900
AI with kindergartners, but we want

997
00:47:16,900 --> 00:47:18,900
to talk about screen time with kindergartners.

998
00:47:19,133 --> 00:47:21,767
So are we gonna have kindergarten teachers on

999
00:47:21,767 --> 00:47:23,000
an AI committee?

1000
00:47:25,634 --> 00:47:27,867
These to me are related but separate issues.

1001
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,500
- They, they are, but the, I think part of it is also,

1002
00:47:30,900 --> 00:47:32,834
not necessarily for kindergartners using it,

1003
00:47:32,867 --> 00:47:35,533
but how do we see AI in its use in instruction?

1004
00:47:35,567 --> 00:47:37,467
And certainly we would recognize

1005
00:47:37,467 --> 00:47:40,533
that kindergarten teachers may be looking at the use of AI

1006
00:47:40,533 --> 00:47:42,066
as an instructional tool for them,

1007
00:47:42,133 --> 00:47:43,867
whether it's developing lesson plans,

1008
00:47:43,867 --> 00:47:45,734
whether it's developing tools.

1009
00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:48,133
And I don't know that we've had that conversation

1010
00:47:48,166 --> 00:47:50,533
as a district or that you've had it as a board about

1011
00:47:51,066 --> 00:47:55,100
what are the values of the, of this group in terms of how

1012
00:47:55,867 --> 00:47:58,033
teachers use AI as an instructional tool.

1013
00:47:58,100 --> 00:48:00,700
So yes, while instructional, we may not be looking to see

1014
00:48:00,700 --> 00:48:02,333
that kindergartners are gonna be using ai,

1015
00:48:03,233 --> 00:48:06,700
but we might see that, that the adults are using AI

1016
00:48:06,700 --> 00:48:08,700
and I think we want to be mindful of how

1017
00:48:08,767 --> 00:48:11,066
that is being implemented in our district.

1018
00:48:11,133 --> 00:48:14,767
So I I to your point, yes, they are separate,

1019
00:48:15,033 --> 00:48:16,367
but I think the overlap is,

1020
00:48:16,567 --> 00:48:19,100
is worth having those conversations together

1021
00:48:19,033 --> 00:48:22,533
so we hear the voices both from an instructional standpoint

1022
00:48:22,834 --> 00:48:24,266
and from a student standpoint.

1023
00:48:24,266 --> 00:48:25,266
Appreciate that. Thank you.

1024
00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:27,467
- Any other questions or comments?

1025
00:48:28,634 --> 00:48:30,433
Alright, thank you very much.

1026
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:33,000
Next item is teaching learning student

1027
00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:34,367
supports committee. Ms. Campbell?

1028
00:48:34,900 --> 00:48:37,233
- Yes. TLSS met August 20th.

1029
00:48:37,500 --> 00:48:39,467
We had no actionable things,

1030
00:48:39,634 --> 00:48:42,033
but we did have some great presentations by Mrs.

1031
00:48:42,133 --> 00:48:45,934
Colson about Bud Sway concussion protocol.

1032
00:48:46,233 --> 00:48:48,233
Another great presentation by Ms.

1033
00:48:48,233 --> 00:48:49,900
Sherry about Bud Carlson

1034
00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:51,767
and the changes they're doing there.

1035
00:48:52,500 --> 00:48:55,467
And another great presentation by Mrs. White

1036
00:48:55,467 --> 00:48:58,033
and Mrs. Cotton with the vision of the learner.

1037
00:48:59,033 --> 00:49:00,700
So if anybody didn't see it, go back

1038
00:49:00,867 --> 00:49:04,734
and see some great presentations. And that was all.

1039
00:49:05,166 --> 00:49:09,233
- Any questions? Great. Thank you. You're welcome.

1040
00:49:09,233 --> 00:49:11,767
Operations Mrs. Grassy.

1041
00:49:12,834 --> 00:49:15,767
- Yes. Operations met on September 3rd.

1042
00:49:17,066 --> 00:49:20,500
We also have no actionable items on the agenda tonight.

1043
00:49:21,734 --> 00:49:23,433
We, excuse me.

1044
00:49:24,500 --> 00:49:27,066
We did have a wonderful presentation from our new school

1045
00:49:27,300 --> 00:49:30,000
of vendors lunch, hot lunch vendors.

1046
00:49:31,133 --> 00:49:34,000
And I've been hearing around the district

1047
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:36,634
that kids are impressed with the food they're being served.

1048
00:49:37,533 --> 00:49:40,433
I had a granddaughter in my living room who just went on

1049
00:49:40,433 --> 00:49:42,767
and on and on about the lunch she'd had the day before.

1050
00:49:43,166 --> 00:49:45,233
And I, I've never heard one of my grandchildren,

1051
00:49:46,233 --> 00:49:48,533
I can't think in a recent time when they've talked about the

1052
00:49:48,533 --> 00:49:51,100
food the way this child did.

1053
00:49:52,533 --> 00:49:54,033
So I am assuming that the,

1054
00:49:54,734 --> 00:49:56,700
the department has seen a big change.

1055
00:49:57,066 --> 00:50:01,867
The lunch workers are revamping

1056
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:03,000
how they do business

1057
00:50:03,133 --> 00:50:06,033
and it's be being received very well by the,

1058
00:50:06,333 --> 00:50:07,533
the young people of our city.

1059
00:50:08,133 --> 00:50:09,467
So I'm, I'm, I'm impressed.

1060
00:50:09,567 --> 00:50:12,367
I'm, I'm so glad that we switched to this new company.

1061
00:50:13,000 --> 00:50:15,033
I think it's going to bring lots of benefits

1062
00:50:15,567 --> 00:50:18,634
and I did hear that they were going to do a sample table

1063
00:50:19,166 --> 00:50:21,033
at the upcoming football game so

1064
00:50:21,033 --> 00:50:23,867
that the community could sample, not have a meal,

1065
00:50:24,100 --> 00:50:28,066
but have a few tastes of what they make for our kids.

1066
00:50:28,834 --> 00:50:30,066
So I would encourage people to come

1067
00:50:30,066 --> 00:50:32,066
to the football game for many reasons.

1068
00:50:32,333 --> 00:50:36,834
But that being one, that being one, I'm impressed.

1069
00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:38,066
I'm not a hot dog fan.

1070
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:40,133
I don't wanna say that, get anybody upset,

1071
00:50:40,266 --> 00:50:44,467
but having something different than hot dogs would be would

1072
00:50:44,467 --> 00:50:46,500
be a fun, a fun choice.

1073
00:50:47,734 --> 00:50:52,634
We had information about the facilities, projects

1074
00:50:52,734 --> 00:50:53,734
that have been ongoing.

1075
00:50:54,100 --> 00:50:55,367
The sports complex.

1076
00:50:55,433 --> 00:50:58,834
Phase one is nearing completion with phase two underway

1077
00:51:00,900 --> 00:51:03,834
due to cost and leg logistical challenges of purchasing

1078
00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:06,100
or installing a temporary concession stand.

1079
00:51:06,433 --> 00:51:09,533
The existing 10 ticket booth will be converted into a

1080
00:51:09,533 --> 00:51:11,233
concession area for the current season.

1081
00:51:11,834 --> 00:51:14,300
And it's an ongoing project

1082
00:51:14,500 --> 00:51:16,000
that we will need to do something about.

1083
00:51:17,066 --> 00:51:18,700
The Gonic renovation has been

1084
00:51:21,500 --> 00:51:23,533
completed and inspections are happening.

1085
00:51:25,033 --> 00:51:27,033
Maple school closure, the transfer of the property

1086
00:51:27,033 --> 00:51:29,233
to the city will take effect September 13th,

1087
00:51:29,900 --> 00:51:34,066
which is this weekend critical incident

1088
00:51:34,066 --> 00:51:35,000
mapping facility.

1089
00:51:35,000 --> 00:51:37,834
Walkthroughs were completed August 11th and 12th.

1090
00:51:38,934 --> 00:51:41,567
Police and fire department contact information was

1091
00:51:41,834 --> 00:51:44,634
provided to finalize first responders map access

1092
00:51:45,033 --> 00:51:49,100
and sharing a district-wide building assessment is planned

1093
00:51:49,133 --> 00:51:50,133
as an upcoming initiative.

1094
00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:55,066
And we also had a little tour of three buildings

1095
00:51:55,333 --> 00:51:58,000
by School Board members with the facilities people.

1096
00:51:58,066 --> 00:52:00,066
It was, it was an amazing morning.

1097
00:52:00,934 --> 00:52:02,867
We toured part of the high school.

1098
00:52:03,000 --> 00:52:05,467
We actually got to walk on that soft football field.

1099
00:52:05,867 --> 00:52:07,000
It is incredibly soft.

1100
00:52:08,500 --> 00:52:09,533
- You weren't tackled, were

1101
00:52:09,533 --> 00:52:10,533
- You?

1102
00:52:10,533 --> 00:52:11,000
No, there were, there were

1103
00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:12,266
no football players in the vicinity.

1104
00:52:12,266 --> 00:52:14,300
That was an option. But it wouldn't have hurt if I had been,

1105
00:52:14,533 --> 00:52:15,700
I just gonna say that it wouldn't,

1106
00:52:16,133 --> 00:52:18,100
it's like this thick, the grass.

1107
00:52:18,300 --> 00:52:20,333
I wish I could get my own lawn to look like this.

1108
00:52:23,433 --> 00:52:25,934
We did the, the middle school, the high school

1109
00:52:25,934 --> 00:52:28,500
and McClellan school and then the morning was done.

1110
00:52:28,834 --> 00:52:31,333
It took us that much time. So Mr.

1111
00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:33,500
Recl assured us that we would have an opportunity

1112
00:52:33,500 --> 00:52:35,066
to visit the other schools as well.

1113
00:52:36,033 --> 00:52:38,834
It's good for us to see what we're talking about.

1114
00:52:39,533 --> 00:52:41,066
I think it's a, it's a benefit.

1115
00:52:43,100 --> 00:52:45,734
And then the bus routes were finalized and posted and

1116
00:52:45,734 --> 00:52:47,634
after school's been in session for 30 days,

1117
00:52:48,066 --> 00:52:51,033
they will start looking at any adjustments that need

1118
00:52:51,033 --> 00:52:54,467
to be made or any special requests for busing that

1119
00:52:55,066 --> 00:52:57,000
a child may fall outside of the rules

1120
00:52:57,033 --> 00:53:00,066
that we have and need for.

1121
00:53:00,066 --> 00:53:01,000
And that's it.

1122
00:53:01,634 --> 00:53:04,934
- Any questions for operations Ms. Smith?

1123
00:53:05,634 --> 00:53:08,834
- The only thing that I would be interested in seeing in,

1124
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:13,100
in future reports would be the actual usage

1125
00:53:13,100 --> 00:53:14,233
of the lunch program.

1126
00:53:14,567 --> 00:53:16,500
And that way we can kind of compare it to last year.

1127
00:53:16,567 --> 00:53:18,033
I think it would be interesting to see the numbers

1128
00:53:18,066 --> 00:53:21,000
with the new program to see if we do over the next couple

1129
00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:22,700
of months end up with more participation

1130
00:53:22,700 --> 00:53:25,066
or just kind of watch that as it is a new program.

1131
00:53:25,500 --> 00:53:27,066
I have been hearing wonderful things about it,

1132
00:53:27,133 --> 00:53:29,000
but even my child came home today

1133
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:30,533
and she goes, mom, the pizza's really good.

1134
00:53:31,066 --> 00:53:33,033
- I was like, - Alright, if the pizza's good,

1135
00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:34,266
that's like the baseline.

1136
00:53:36,433 --> 00:53:38,233
But I think it'd be interesting to, for us

1137
00:53:38,233 --> 00:53:40,000
to be mindful in watching those participation numbers.

1138
00:53:41,233 --> 00:53:43,066
- We usually do get those numbers. Yeah.

1139
00:53:43,500 --> 00:53:45,634
- After schools, - Mr. Oliver

1140
00:53:46,233 --> 00:53:49,767
- And, and just be one thing might have been forgotten just

1141
00:53:49,767 --> 00:53:52,000
because I got hit up while I was out walking my pup earlier.

1142
00:53:52,734 --> 00:53:56,300
The fee, the walking on the track if I've got correctly

1143
00:53:57,000 --> 00:53:58,567
September 14th again, Mr.

1144
00:53:59,033 --> 00:54:02,467
Yes. September 14th we will be opened for the public

1145
00:54:02,500 --> 00:54:03,734
to walking on the track.

1146
00:54:04,066 --> 00:54:06,133
So as I've talked to a few of you,

1147
00:54:06,333 --> 00:54:08,066
that is a very large question

1148
00:54:08,066 --> 00:54:09,867
that you would not think is a very large question,

1149
00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:11,500
but the public is very interested in that.

1150
00:54:11,834 --> 00:54:13,500
So there's that information

1151
00:54:13,500 --> 00:54:14,734
for anybody that hasn't heard it yet.

1152
00:54:14,867 --> 00:54:16,233
- So drive carefully after the 14th.

1153
00:54:16,233 --> 00:54:18,066
There'll be lots of walkers in the high school area.

1154
00:54:19,934 --> 00:54:21,567
- It should be on the track, so we'll see.

1155
00:54:22,300 --> 00:54:25,300
- Great. Any other comments or questions Mr. Keith?

1156
00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:27,467
- Yeah, the food is really good.

1157
00:54:27,467 --> 00:54:29,533
But another thing too, the company is based outside

1158
00:54:29,533 --> 00:54:32,066
of Newland, so I actually never think I would say this.

1159
00:54:32,100 --> 00:54:34,867
I gotta try a new food in school, which was pretty cool.

1160
00:54:35,100 --> 00:54:36,634
I gotta try something called grits,

1161
00:54:36,634 --> 00:54:38,066
which was, oh my god. Goodness.

1162
00:54:38,100 --> 00:54:39,567
- It's pretty something called

1163
00:54:39,667 --> 00:54:40,667
- Chris.

1164
00:54:40,667 --> 00:54:43,266
Yeah, it was, it was pretty cool. It was really good.

1165
00:54:43,700 --> 00:54:45,100
But it's just interesting 'cause I never thought

1166
00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:48,066
that I would try a new food while getting from school lunch.

1167
00:54:49,233 --> 00:54:52,300
- That's amazing. Cool. Abby, that's fantastic. Yes. Really?

1168
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:54,867
- Oh my gosh. - So keep talking about it

1169
00:54:54,867 --> 00:54:57,066
because this is how we get our participation up.

1170
00:54:57,266 --> 00:54:58,266
Right?

1171
00:54:58,934 --> 00:55:02,066
- Any other comments, questions? Great. Great.

1172
00:55:02,133 --> 00:55:03,333
Thank you very much. You're welcome.

1173
00:55:03,533 --> 00:55:05,000
Next item is finance committee.

1174
00:55:06,066 --> 00:55:09,367
Finance Committee met on two nights August 20th

1175
00:55:09,634 --> 00:55:10,934
and September 3rd.

1176
00:55:10,934 --> 00:55:14,533
The 20th was pretty much to prove new hires

1177
00:55:14,867 --> 00:55:17,767
so we can get them going on the school year.

1178
00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:22,500
What else we have, we had a finance report

1179
00:55:24,033 --> 00:55:25,834
and we had a donation.

1180
00:55:25,900 --> 00:55:28,000
We also talked about a new job description,

1181
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:29,767
which we will talk about in just a second.

1182
00:55:31,834 --> 00:55:34,634
And the first step is going to be that job description

1183
00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:36,467
and the finance committee recommends

1184
00:55:36,467 --> 00:55:39,100
and I assume move the board, approve the operations

1185
00:55:39,133 --> 00:55:41,066
and project specialist job description.

1186
00:55:41,233 --> 00:55:43,233
Second. Second by Mr. Bellows.

1187
00:55:43,333 --> 00:55:45,100
Assume there might be some discussion.

1188
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:47,000
So any discussion Ms. Karlberg?

1189
00:55:47,467 --> 00:55:50,066
- Yes. Thank you. I did watch the meeting from home.

1190
00:55:50,700 --> 00:55:52,100
I was curious if you could explain

1191
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:54,734
where the funding is coming from One more time.

1192
00:55:55,934 --> 00:55:59,266
- As folks are aware, we have not filled the

1193
00:56:00,133 --> 00:56:02,033
school business administrator's position.

1194
00:56:02,333 --> 00:56:04,500
So when that person vacated the position,

1195
00:56:04,500 --> 00:56:06,066
that position remains empty.

1196
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:07,533
We know that we did not fill it.

1197
00:56:08,066 --> 00:56:10,333
We do have David Reclick, who's the director

1198
00:56:10,333 --> 00:56:12,700
of operations working in that capacity,

1199
00:56:13,233 --> 00:56:14,734
but that position remains open.

1200
00:56:14,734 --> 00:56:17,000
So the funds that would normally go to fund

1201
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:19,867
that person's salary are actually being shifted.

1202
00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:22,266
- Follow up. That's okay.

1203
00:56:22,834 --> 00:56:26,066
I I thought I remembered that we approved the,

1204
00:56:27,266 --> 00:56:29,567
the three different positions to take up those funds.

1205
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,300
The two consultants and the additional responsibilities.

1206
00:56:32,333 --> 00:56:34,333
- Yeah, they will not, they do not consume that,

1207
00:56:34,333 --> 00:56:35,533
that total amount of money.

1208
00:56:35,867 --> 00:56:37,300
Nope. Okay. Nope.

1209
00:56:37,300 --> 00:56:39,066
The, the additional person's helping zone

1210
00:56:39,066 --> 00:56:40,100
only here two days a week.

1211
00:56:41,900 --> 00:56:44,734
So it certainly does not consume the entire business

1212
00:56:44,734 --> 00:56:47,467
administrator's salary, which is significant.

1213
00:56:47,734 --> 00:56:48,734
So,

1214
00:56:49,900 --> 00:56:50,900
- Any other questions?

1215
00:56:51,133 --> 00:56:53,000
Everyone? Good? All right.

1216
00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:56,033
Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye.

1217
00:56:56,300 --> 00:56:58,000
- Aye. - Opposed? Motion passes.

1218
00:56:59,033 --> 00:57:01,900
Next item was the finance committee recommends an ISO move.

1219
00:57:01,900 --> 00:57:04,867
The board approve a donation in the amount of $10,000

1220
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:07,767
to go towards student lunch debt.

1221
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:12,133
- Second. - Second by Mr. Bellows. Mr. Gregoire,

1222
00:57:12,467 --> 00:57:13,767
- Is that an anonymous donation

1223
00:57:13,867 --> 00:57:16,700
or is that something that can be disclosed? That

1224
00:57:16,900 --> 00:57:18,700
- Was bad Burger. Bad

1225
00:57:18,767 --> 00:57:19,767
- Burger.

1226
00:57:19,767 --> 00:57:20,166
Bad Burger was bad Berg. Yeah.

1227
00:57:20,634 --> 00:57:23,533
- Right. - And some came from,

1228
00:57:23,667 --> 00:57:25,533
- So there was a combination of, of donors.

1229
00:57:25,900 --> 00:57:28,133
I put that together, but Bad Burger was one of them.

1230
00:57:28,033 --> 00:57:30,667
And so we certainly appreciate, appreciate those folks

1231
00:57:31,166 --> 00:57:32,500
and have sent the,

1232
00:57:32,634 --> 00:57:33,934
the appropriate people Thank you

1233
00:57:33,934 --> 00:57:35,300
letters on behalf of the district.

1234
00:57:36,100 --> 00:57:37,133
- Thank you. I think some of

1235
00:57:37,133 --> 00:57:39,367
that money came from leftover funds from Maple.

1236
00:57:39,900 --> 00:57:43,066
- Okay. So, fantastic. - Mr. Mr. Bell. The

1237
00:57:43,133 --> 00:57:44,767
- P The PTA, the ma the Magnus pt.

1238
00:57:44,767 --> 00:57:46,000
Yeah. PTA. Yep. Yeah.

1239
00:57:47,066 --> 00:57:49,266
- Mr Car. Ms Car. - Yes. I have a question for Mr.

1240
00:57:49,734 --> 00:57:51,433
Reig actually, if that's, if that's okay.

1241
00:57:52,500 --> 00:57:52,667
- I

1242
00:58:00,066 --> 00:58:01,900
- I was hoping someone is gonna ask me a question.

1243
00:58:03,066 --> 00:58:05,734
- Oh, well my question was just, I, I saw the plans to

1244
00:58:05,834 --> 00:58:08,033
how it was gonna, you were thinking about applying them

1245
00:58:08,133 --> 00:58:10,767
to the, the student accounts that were negative.

1246
00:58:11,100 --> 00:58:13,000
But I was curious if you would consider

1247
00:58:14,100 --> 00:58:16,700
using a proportional reduction like across

1248
00:58:17,133 --> 00:58:18,066
all accounts instead.

1249
00:58:21,767 --> 00:58:23,100
Does that make, does that question make sense?

1250
00:58:23,266 --> 00:58:25,867
- It makes sense. I believe that question was posed at the

1251
00:58:25,867 --> 00:58:27,700
last finance committee

1252
00:58:28,066 --> 00:58:29,934
and what I proposed is

1253
00:58:29,934 --> 00:58:33,333
that moving forward I'll do exactly that. Yes ma'am.

1254
00:58:33,834 --> 00:58:36,700
- Oh great. That was my only question.

1255
00:58:37,133 --> 00:58:38,133
- Thank - You.

1256
00:58:39,133 --> 00:58:42,367
- Any other questions, comments? Seeing none.

1257
00:58:42,533 --> 00:58:45,467
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

1258
00:58:45,767 --> 00:58:48,133
Motion passes. We'll move on

1259
00:58:48,133 --> 00:58:51,066
to personnel stuff.

1260
00:58:51,066 --> 00:58:52,133
The finance committee recommends

1261
00:58:52,133 --> 00:58:56,033
and I so move the board, approve the resignations

1262
00:58:56,233 --> 00:58:57,567
as listed in the agenda.

1263
00:58:58,066 --> 00:59:02,033
- Second. - That was Mr. Bellows seconded.

1264
00:59:02,433 --> 00:59:05,033
Any discussion there? Seeing none.

1265
00:59:05,033 --> 00:59:08,567
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes.

1266
00:59:09,033 --> 00:59:10,533
Finance Committee recommends

1267
00:59:10,533 --> 00:59:11,767
and is ISO move the board,

1268
00:59:11,767 --> 00:59:13,834
approve the nominations as listed.

1269
00:59:14,567 --> 00:59:17,233
- Second. Second. - We'll go with Ms. Campbell

1270
00:59:17,734 --> 00:59:18,867
for this for the second.

1271
00:59:19,233 --> 00:59:22,467
Any discussion there? Just want to point out there are a lot

1272
00:59:22,467 --> 00:59:24,133
of nominations, so that's great to see.

1273
00:59:25,100 --> 00:59:29,066
Alright. Seeing none. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye.

1274
00:59:29,100 --> 00:59:32,000
Opposed? Motion passes And Mr.

1275
00:59:32,033 --> 00:59:36,767
Greg Wire Abstains Finance

1276
00:59:36,767 --> 00:59:39,000
Committee recommends the board approve the

1277
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:40,467
stipends as listed.

1278
00:59:40,567 --> 00:59:44,300
Second, a very long list. Second by Mr. Bellows.

1279
00:59:44,667 --> 00:59:47,567
Any discussion there? Seeing none.

1280
00:59:47,567 --> 00:59:52,467
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Any abstain?

1281
00:59:52,467 --> 00:59:54,500
Abstention by Mr. Greg.

1282
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:00,233
And we will go to the addendum.

1283
01:00:00,834 --> 01:00:03,133
The Superintendent recommends an ISO move.

1284
01:00:03,033 --> 01:00:06,300
We accept the resignations as listed. Second.

1285
01:00:06,900 --> 01:00:11,533
Second by Ms. Anderson. Any discussion there? Seeing none.

1286
01:00:11,533 --> 01:00:14,166
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

1287
01:00:14,634 --> 01:00:17,667
Motion passes. Superintendent recommends

1288
01:00:17,667 --> 01:00:20,300
and is so move we approve the nominations as listed.

1289
01:00:21,000 --> 01:00:24,734
Second. Second by Mr. Bellows. Mrs. Grassy,

1290
01:00:24,867 --> 01:00:26,467
- I just wanna make it clear that I have a,

1291
01:00:27,033 --> 01:00:29,867
a family member in that list of nominations.

1292
01:00:30,133 --> 01:00:31,867
- I assume you'll abstain, so I'll abstain. Okay.

1293
01:00:33,433 --> 01:00:36,066
Any other comments or questions? Seeing none.

1294
01:00:36,133 --> 01:00:40,333
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Abstentions.

1295
01:00:41,467 --> 01:00:45,367
Mrs. Grassy? Aye. Thank you. Motion passes.

1296
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:48,867
And lastly, the Superintendent recommends

1297
01:00:48,867 --> 01:00:51,700
and I assume move the board, approve the stipends

1298
01:00:51,700 --> 01:00:53,066
as listed on the addendum.

1299
01:00:53,166 --> 01:00:56,367
Second. Second by Ms. Anderson. Any discussion there?

1300
01:00:57,667 --> 01:01:00,767
Seeing none. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

1301
01:01:00,900 --> 01:01:02,533
Opposed? Motion passes.

1302
01:01:09,567 --> 01:01:11,934
All right. So as promised,

1303
01:01:14,767 --> 01:01:17,133
I have an update on the legislative bills.

1304
01:01:17,300 --> 01:01:18,734
Some of you may have seen these

1305
01:01:19,867 --> 01:01:21,100
'cause it came in as part

1306
01:01:21,100 --> 01:01:23,300
of an email from the New Hampshire

1307
01:01:23,300 --> 01:01:24,467
School Board's Association.

1308
01:01:25,433 --> 01:01:26,934
Think there should be enough for everybody.

1309
01:01:26,934 --> 01:01:28,767
And there's probably a couple extras

1310
01:01:30,634 --> 01:01:32,367
and sorry about the stapling job.

1311
01:01:33,000 --> 01:01:36,000
It stapled on the bottom, not the top.

1312
01:01:38,500 --> 01:01:40,100
It was a long day at school. Sorry.

1313
01:01:44,166 --> 01:01:49,133
But just to highlight that the Superintendent's Association

1314
01:01:51,300 --> 01:01:54,867
provided is that the School Board's Association throughout

1315
01:01:54,867 --> 01:01:57,467
the last session proposed and,

1316
01:01:57,567 --> 01:02:01,567
or I'm sorry, tracked 350 bills that had something to do

1317
01:02:02,500 --> 01:02:06,100
with education and both the House and the Senate.

1318
01:02:06,233 --> 01:02:10,066
So that kept them busy. So all 350 of those bills

1319
01:02:11,100 --> 01:02:13,500
required the School Board's Association representatives

1320
01:02:13,500 --> 01:02:15,333
to actually attend the hearings on all those

1321
01:02:15,900 --> 01:02:17,767
and then keep track of where they were going.

1322
01:02:18,567 --> 01:02:21,700
50 of those bills were signed into law

1323
01:02:22,000 --> 01:02:24,300
or became law without the signature of the governor

1324
01:02:24,834 --> 01:02:26,567
or went through a veto override.

1325
01:02:27,166 --> 01:02:31,734
51 of those bills were without signature, I'm sorry,

1326
01:02:31,734 --> 01:02:33,100
were moved to interim study

1327
01:02:33,834 --> 01:02:38,100
and 220 bills were voted in expedient to legislate

1328
01:02:38,367 --> 01:02:40,700
or vetoed by the governor cabled

1329
01:02:40,834 --> 01:02:43,634
or were not acted upon within a certain deadline.

1330
01:02:43,700 --> 01:02:48,000
So it gives you a flavor for how busy they were.

1331
01:02:49,166 --> 01:02:53,266
And as you can see, they, the variety of topics

1332
01:02:53,266 --> 01:02:55,734
that are included in here are quite extensive.

1333
01:02:56,834 --> 01:02:59,634
And there are some that I didn't include in here that

1334
01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:04,467
weren't applicable to a city atmosphere like us.

1335
01:03:04,500 --> 01:03:08,367
So it applies to SB two towns

1336
01:03:08,367 --> 01:03:10,533
and towns with town meetings and, and things like that.

1337
01:03:10,567 --> 01:03:11,867
So it doesn't apply to us.

1338
01:03:11,900 --> 01:03:13,133
So I I didn't want to waste paper.

1339
01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:16,033
I know it's a lot to read.

1340
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:17,767
I probably should have sent this out ahead of time,

1341
01:03:17,867 --> 01:03:19,934
but anyone has questions?

1342
01:03:21,100 --> 01:03:23,700
- I do have a question. Does the School Board Association

1343
01:03:24,100 --> 01:03:25,333
record their webinars

1344
01:03:25,367 --> 01:03:27,333
and post them to be viewed by members later?

1345
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:29,266
- For most of them, yes. Yep.

1346
01:03:29,433 --> 01:03:34,033
And we do subscribe to that so that if, if you want to

1347
01:03:35,133 --> 01:03:38,533
see any that aren't there, that maybe it's listed,

1348
01:03:38,634 --> 01:03:40,000
you need a password, username,

1349
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:41,300
and password, we can certainly get that

1350
01:03:41,667 --> 01:03:42,867
for anyone on the board.

1351
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,266
- I was able to log in, so I'll have

1352
01:03:44,266 --> 01:03:45,567
to reach out to you to try to find it.

1353
01:03:46,133 --> 01:03:48,367
But I do encourage any School Board member who's interested

1354
01:03:48,367 --> 01:03:51,000
in going through this packet to also go back and find that.

1355
01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:53,033
'cause they did just host a webinar on all

1356
01:03:53,033 --> 01:03:54,133
of this and it was really great.

1357
01:03:54,133 --> 01:03:56,233
It was about an hour and a half and they went through

1358
01:03:56,233 --> 01:03:58,133
as much as they could, and it was very informative.

1359
01:03:59,033 --> 01:04:00,934
But they also have one in December coming up

1360
01:04:00,934 --> 01:04:02,767
for next year's legislation as well.

1361
01:04:02,867 --> 01:04:06,300
So it was just a really nice breakdown versus reading this.

1362
01:04:06,634 --> 01:04:08,100
- Agreed. And I'll make sure

1363
01:04:08,100 --> 01:04:11,567
that it gets put into the records so that it'll be in the,

1364
01:04:11,700 --> 01:04:12,934
in the minutes for next month.

1365
01:04:13,066 --> 01:04:16,066
Yeah, for sure. So any other questions, Mr. Be?

1366
01:04:16,266 --> 01:04:18,734
- Thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you for providing us

1367
01:04:18,734 --> 01:04:20,300
with this information.

1368
01:04:20,367 --> 01:04:23,634
And I'll check out that webinar you kind

1369
01:04:23,634 --> 01:04:24,934
of touched upon there.

1370
01:04:25,100 --> 01:04:27,333
In December, they'll be doing a webinar about, you know,

1371
01:04:27,533 --> 01:04:29,367
potential upcoming legislation.

1372
01:04:30,333 --> 01:04:33,266
As of today, there's 155

1373
01:04:34,533 --> 01:04:36,066
legislative service requests.

1374
01:04:36,166 --> 01:04:39,000
LSRs already have been filed,

1375
01:04:39,333 --> 01:04:43,066
and many of those are related to education.

1376
01:04:43,100 --> 01:04:46,634
There's already, you know, these are, these are not bills

1377
01:04:46,667 --> 01:04:49,500
yet, but they could become bills next session.

1378
01:04:50,300 --> 01:04:53,700
There's bills about education, funding, education,

1379
01:04:53,700 --> 01:04:56,033
trust fund, statewide education, property tax revenue.

1380
01:04:56,734 --> 01:04:59,734
There's bills related to special ed, sorry, LSRs related

1381
01:04:59,734 --> 01:05:04,033
to special ed dealing with special ed funding reform

1382
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:06,266
school facilities.

1383
01:05:07,066 --> 01:05:09,233
There's a, an existing LSR

1384
01:05:09,433 --> 01:05:12,300
that would create a school facility consolidation incentive

1385
01:05:12,500 --> 01:05:17,000
fund, potentially providing up to 10 million statewide.

1386
01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:21,066
These are all things that would, you know, impact Rochester,

1387
01:05:21,066 --> 01:05:23,033
potentially curriculum standards

1388
01:05:24,300 --> 01:05:27,533
that could affect statewide curriculum, including one

1389
01:05:27,533 --> 01:05:29,266
that proposes a statewide logic

1390
01:05:29,767 --> 01:05:30,867
critical thinking requirement.

1391
01:05:31,233 --> 01:05:33,367
And another involving a broad standards,

1392
01:05:33,900 --> 01:05:35,934
high quality instructional materials revision.

1393
01:05:36,233 --> 01:05:39,066
And then some mandates, one

1394
01:05:39,133 --> 01:05:42,700
of which would be annual K 12 firearm safety instruction.

1395
01:05:42,700 --> 01:05:45,100
So there's, there are already folks

1396
01:05:45,100 --> 01:05:46,567
that are working on bills

1397
01:05:46,634 --> 01:05:48,367
that they'll be talking about in just a couple months.

1398
01:05:48,934 --> 01:05:52,934
And for the public that is, is, is I think one of the

1399
01:05:53,667 --> 01:05:55,066
silver linings of some

1400
01:05:55,066 --> 01:05:58,233
of the budget challenges we faced the last couple years is I

1401
01:05:58,233 --> 01:06:00,100
think it's got more people paying attention

1402
01:06:00,266 --> 01:06:01,734
to what's happening in Concord.

1403
01:06:02,133 --> 01:06:04,867
So we can see some of these things

1404
01:06:04,867 --> 01:06:06,233
that are gonna be showing up in,

1405
01:06:06,233 --> 01:06:08,100
in those chambers in just a couple months.

1406
01:06:08,133 --> 01:06:10,533
And I think if you're interested, you can see all

1407
01:06:10,533 --> 01:06:12,033
that stuff on the state's website.

1408
01:06:12,867 --> 01:06:15,834
But I was surprised to find out how many were already like,

1409
01:06:16,900 --> 01:06:18,934
like ready to go into the oven, you know, so

1410
01:06:19,433 --> 01:06:21,834
it's gonna move quick once those pe new people are seated.

1411
01:06:22,867 --> 01:06:24,533
- And I think, correct me, Mrs.

1412
01:06:24,567 --> 01:06:26,734
Grassy, once they are elected, they,

1413
01:06:26,734 --> 01:06:28,934
they meet in December to start that process. They

1414
01:06:28,934 --> 01:06:30,767
- Get sworn in the first week of December.

1415
01:06:32,033 --> 01:06:34,100
I think there's a deadline tomorrow

1416
01:06:35,066 --> 01:06:37,000
for filing early legislation.

1417
01:06:37,500 --> 01:06:40,033
And then after the election, there's another

1418
01:06:40,500 --> 01:06:42,533
deadline in November for newly elected

1419
01:06:43,266 --> 01:06:44,867
representatives and senators.

1420
01:06:44,867 --> 01:06:47,066
The senators have more time than the representatives do,

1421
01:06:47,734 --> 01:06:50,000
but yeah, they have to be ready to go in December.

1422
01:06:50,667 --> 01:06:54,100
They don't do a lot of legislative work in December,

1423
01:06:54,166 --> 01:06:58,066
but they get all of the housekeeping organizational

1424
01:06:59,467 --> 01:07:01,333
stuff out of the way in December. That,

1425
01:07:01,333 --> 01:07:03,700
- That's when they choose a speaker and majority leader

1426
01:07:04,100 --> 01:07:05,100
- Minority.

1427
01:07:05,100 --> 01:07:06,100
Right. But they start the first week in January.

1428
01:07:06,300 --> 01:07:08,000
Sometimes it's January 2nd,

1429
01:07:08,000 --> 01:07:09,567
depending on what day of the week it is.

1430
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:12,367
Okay. Because they'll take December

1431
01:07:12,567 --> 01:07:15,033
to give everybody their committee assignments.

1432
01:07:15,734 --> 01:07:20,000
It's, it's a big job to organize 425 people, 24 people

1433
01:07:21,900 --> 01:07:23,767
to get them all their con committee assignments,

1434
01:07:23,834 --> 01:07:27,333
get the chairs and the clerks and all of that set up.

1435
01:07:28,100 --> 01:07:32,266
Wow. So yeah, the, there always are a bunch of bills that

1436
01:07:33,333 --> 01:07:35,000
someone doesn't get elected

1437
01:07:35,133 --> 01:07:38,834
but had put in legislation into, into the legislative

1438
01:07:39,900 --> 01:07:41,533
office that does the drafting of bills

1439
01:07:42,100 --> 01:07:43,567
and they will be running around trying

1440
01:07:43,567 --> 01:07:45,333
to find new sponsors for bills they wanted.

1441
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:47,767
But if they didn't make their election,

1442
01:07:48,066 --> 01:07:49,533
they need someone else to sponsor them.

1443
01:07:50,100 --> 01:07:53,367
It's a very hectic time between election day and November

1444
01:07:53,467 --> 01:07:54,533
and January 1st.

1445
01:07:55,333 --> 01:07:57,033
So yeah, it's interesting.

1446
01:07:57,867 --> 01:08:00,567
And along that line, the group that we had come

1447
01:08:00,567 --> 01:08:04,033
to Rochester, the fund fund Fairness funding project

1448
01:08:04,867 --> 01:08:06,934
has a new presentation.

1449
01:08:07,233 --> 01:08:08,467
I got an email today.

1450
01:08:08,867 --> 01:08:11,100
They've set up several meetings around the state

1451
01:08:11,767 --> 01:08:15,700
with their new presentation aimed at maybe some solutions

1452
01:08:15,700 --> 01:08:16,767
to funding as well.

1453
01:08:17,100 --> 01:08:20,033
They normally don't get into how we're,

1454
01:08:20,300 --> 01:08:22,100
they just talk about the system the way it is.

1455
01:08:22,700 --> 01:08:25,133
But I think their new presentation might be really

1456
01:08:25,533 --> 01:08:28,100
interesting to, to attend.

1457
01:08:29,333 --> 01:08:32,700
- Good point. I went to that presentation, I was phenomenal.

1458
01:08:32,700 --> 01:08:35,367
If anyone gets an opportunity to see all the background of

1459
01:08:35,467 --> 01:08:37,066
how the budget is prepared

1460
01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:39,533
and what, where all the dollars go.

1461
01:08:39,567 --> 01:08:43,000
It's, it's, it's quite spectacular. But Ms. Anderson,

1462
01:08:43,567 --> 01:08:45,033
- Is there a date, time

1463
01:08:45,100 --> 01:08:47,033
and location for the fairness funding?

1464
01:08:47,500 --> 01:08:50,000
- They've set up like 10 of them around the state.

1465
01:08:50,033 --> 01:08:52,066
So I'm not, I'm not, I didn't see the list.

1466
01:08:52,634 --> 01:08:54,834
I just got the email saying we have it ready to go.

1467
01:08:55,066 --> 01:08:57,834
They had a evening last week where they asked people

1468
01:08:57,834 --> 01:09:00,867
to come over to the Krista IFF center to kind

1469
01:09:00,867 --> 01:09:04,000
of do a dry run of their new presentation.

1470
01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:06,634
And I thought maybe it would take them longer

1471
01:09:06,634 --> 01:09:08,066
after that to get it set to go.

1472
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:09,133
But they're ready to go.

1473
01:09:10,233 --> 01:09:12,000
I don't know if we wanna, if you're interested in bringing

1474
01:09:12,000 --> 01:09:13,300
them back to Rochester,

1475
01:09:13,300 --> 01:09:16,567
because education funding is a big source

1476
01:09:16,634 --> 01:09:18,033
of concern to this city.

1477
01:09:20,934 --> 01:09:23,734
- Any other comments on that? Great.

1478
01:09:25,567 --> 01:09:29,033
On the issue of the School Board's Association, I've been

1479
01:09:29,533 --> 01:09:31,033
speaking with Ms.

1480
01:09:31,133 --> 01:09:35,000
Patti about the delegate assembly

1481
01:09:35,000 --> 01:09:36,100
that's coming up in October

1482
01:09:36,567 --> 01:09:39,000
and she's the only one who's expressed interest

1483
01:09:39,000 --> 01:09:40,133
in, in going.

1484
01:09:40,233 --> 01:09:42,500
So I don't know if anyone else had an interest.

1485
01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:45,000
I will be there. It's actually,

1486
01:09:45,100 --> 01:09:46,700
I'm not gonna be running the meeting this year.

1487
01:09:47,300 --> 01:09:51,634
I, the new president will take their position

1488
01:09:52,567 --> 01:09:55,300
at that meeting and I will be the immediate past

1489
01:09:55,300 --> 01:09:57,333
president as of that meeting.

1490
01:09:57,567 --> 01:09:59,533
So I will be there.

1491
01:09:59,734 --> 01:10:00,867
I'm on the executive board,

1492
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:05,467
but I would entertain, if anyone would like to,

1493
01:10:06,700 --> 01:10:08,700
we can do it by consensus or we can take a vote

1494
01:10:08,700 --> 01:10:11,000
or what have you that if Ms.

1495
01:10:11,066 --> 01:10:13,467
Battis wants to be our representative to that,

1496
01:10:14,734 --> 01:10:17,033
it would probably be appropriate to have a vote on that.

1497
01:10:17,367 --> 01:10:18,367
But

1498
01:10:18,734 --> 01:10:20,467
- Anderson, I had, I had interest in attending that

1499
01:10:20,500 --> 01:10:22,000
and I I had put it in my calendar.

1500
01:10:22,567 --> 01:10:24,000
I didn't know if that was something that I had

1501
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:26,000
to, I thought I could just go,

1502
01:10:26,233 --> 01:10:28,100
- You, you can go as an observer

1503
01:10:28,467 --> 01:10:30,834
or as we are entitled to one vote.

1504
01:10:31,233 --> 01:10:35,634
So, but any of us can go as an observer. Okay.

1505
01:10:36,000 --> 01:10:38,033
No one has ever been interested in going in the past.

1506
01:10:38,834 --> 01:10:40,100
- I'm just trying to learn more about all

1507
01:10:40,100 --> 01:10:41,100
- The things.

1508
01:10:41,100 --> 01:10:41,567
Wait a minute. That's not fair.

1509
01:10:42,266 --> 01:10:43,634
- Can I go last year? You did.

1510
01:10:43,634 --> 01:10:46,000
- Alright then. So not no one That's

1511
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:47,000
- Not true either.

1512
01:10:47,000 --> 01:10:48,100
Matt, you've always been interested.

1513
01:10:52,634 --> 01:10:54,000
- We have one more meeting before that,

1514
01:10:54,066 --> 01:10:57,867
but Ms.

1515
01:10:58,066 --> 01:10:59,834
Ms. Anderson or would you be okay being an

1516
01:11:00,066 --> 01:11:02,133
observer and we let Ms. Ti I'm kind of being

1517
01:11:02,133 --> 01:11:03,133
- An observer.

1518
01:11:03,133 --> 01:11:05,100
I just wanna go and soak up the knowledge

1519
01:11:05,133 --> 01:11:08,100
and I, it's a reasonable drive for me,

1520
01:11:08,100 --> 01:11:09,467
so I was like, that's something I can do.

1521
01:11:09,734 --> 01:11:13,734
- Okay. - I'll make a motion that we send Mrs.

1522
01:11:13,767 --> 01:11:15,100
Vati as our official representative

1523
01:11:15,233 --> 01:11:16,467
to the New Hampshire School Board

1524
01:11:16,533 --> 01:11:17,867
Association meeting. Okay.

1525
01:11:17,900 --> 01:11:21,000
- Second. Second. By Mr. Gregore.

1526
01:11:21,233 --> 01:11:25,667
Any discussion I would like to go too, if that's possible.

1527
01:11:26,033 --> 01:11:27,133
Absolutely. I'll send you,

1528
01:11:27,333 --> 01:11:29,000
we'll have the Superintendent send out the link

1529
01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,433
and there's this little sign up form and you can just check.

1530
01:11:32,900 --> 01:11:34,367
Observer. It

1531
01:11:34,367 --> 01:11:38,000
is a lot to take in.

1532
01:11:38,066 --> 01:11:40,133
I assume you'll agree a lot to take in.

1533
01:11:40,467 --> 01:11:41,100
Yes, it was,

1534
01:11:42,533 --> 01:11:46,000
but I don't remember.

1535
01:11:46,000 --> 01:11:48,333
Did we take a vote? We didn't take a vote yet.

1536
01:11:48,500 --> 01:11:51,300
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed?

1537
01:11:52,133 --> 01:11:55,367
Had a senior moment. Sorry. Motion passes. Thank you Ms. Ti.

1538
01:11:55,467 --> 01:11:59,166
Thank you. All right,

1539
01:11:59,166 --> 01:12:00,667
so I'm gonna reopen public comment.

1540
01:12:00,734 --> 01:12:03,166
Is there anyone from the public wishing to address the board

1541
01:12:03,834 --> 01:12:08,033
Again, seeing none, we'll close public comment.

1542
01:12:09,333 --> 01:12:11,834
Any other? I have one,

1543
01:12:11,834 --> 01:12:15,133
but if any I'll let anyone else go first. Ms. Smith,

1544
01:12:16,066 --> 01:12:20,133
- I just had a couple of comments that, just to add to Mr.

1545
01:12:20,367 --> 01:12:22,433
Fog's list of wonderful things happening in Rochester.

1546
01:12:23,100 --> 01:12:25,100
I just wanted to give a quick shout out to our custodians.

1547
01:12:25,266 --> 01:12:28,133
'cause the past couple of weeks to watching them at

1548
01:12:29,467 --> 01:12:31,734
unspoken hours of the morning out there,

1549
01:12:31,734 --> 01:12:33,100
picking up the trash diligently,

1550
01:12:33,100 --> 01:12:34,667
making sure all these grounds even still

1551
01:12:34,667 --> 01:12:35,867
that now the school has started,

1552
01:12:36,033 --> 01:12:38,433
they're out there just working so incredibly hard

1553
01:12:38,433 --> 01:12:40,500
to keep everything that was done over the summer going.

1554
01:12:40,533 --> 01:12:42,100
And it's been really cool to just

1555
01:12:42,133 --> 01:12:43,367
see them out there working really hard.

1556
01:12:43,934 --> 01:12:46,000
I feel like sometimes they're like the unseen heroes

1557
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:48,700
of the school, so shout out to all the work they were doing.

1558
01:12:49,233 --> 01:12:52,133
But also there was a really great back to school event

1559
01:12:52,133 --> 01:12:53,734
that was started last year

1560
01:12:53,734 --> 01:12:56,734
and happened again this year by Inger and Jackie Shire.

1561
01:12:56,734 --> 01:13:01,066
And the turnout this year was wildly different

1562
01:13:01,033 --> 01:13:03,367
and so many people showed up.

1563
01:13:05,233 --> 01:13:07,100
The setup was very similar to last year.

1564
01:13:07,300 --> 01:13:08,667
And it was very cool to see all

1565
01:13:08,667 --> 01:13:09,734
of the community members come

1566
01:13:09,734 --> 01:13:11,367
and the, the goal is to, they,

1567
01:13:11,367 --> 01:13:12,700
they call it the Start Strong event

1568
01:13:12,767 --> 01:13:15,066
and they give free haircuts to children.

1569
01:13:15,300 --> 01:13:18,567
And every single resource within Rochester that

1570
01:13:19,500 --> 01:13:20,567
families could possibly need

1571
01:13:20,567 --> 01:13:22,333
or wanna speak to, it just puts them right in front of us,

1572
01:13:22,333 --> 01:13:25,700
including all of the PTAs that we got to connect with some

1573
01:13:25,700 --> 01:13:27,133
of the Maple families coming in,

1574
01:13:27,133 --> 01:13:29,000
or just new students that were coming into the district.

1575
01:13:29,066 --> 01:13:31,500
And it just gives everyone an opportunity just to,

1576
01:13:31,500 --> 01:13:33,567
another opportunity to be face to face

1577
01:13:33,567 --> 01:13:35,734
and give families a chance to connect to the district

1578
01:13:35,734 --> 01:13:36,900
before the start of the school year.

1579
01:13:37,467 --> 01:13:38,734
And a lot of resources were there.

1580
01:13:38,834 --> 01:13:42,900
So last year it was like a, it was, it was a great event,

1581
01:13:43,033 --> 01:13:44,333
but it was definitely like a steady

1582
01:13:44,333 --> 01:13:45,433
trickle through this year.

1583
01:13:45,500 --> 01:13:48,867
There was a crowd that rushed in the door as they opened,

1584
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:51,133
which we were all standing there like, oh wow,

1585
01:13:51,500 --> 01:13:52,667
this is really, really cool.

1586
01:13:53,467 --> 01:13:55,867
So the word spread and it was even stronger this year.

1587
01:13:55,934 --> 01:13:57,133
So I just appreciate the efforts

1588
01:13:57,133 --> 01:13:58,467
that those two ladies put in

1589
01:13:58,500 --> 01:13:59,900
and look forward

1590
01:13:59,900 --> 01:14:02,100
to seeing it continuing was the future. It was,

1591
01:14:02,100 --> 01:14:03,100
- It was so fun.

1592
01:14:03,100 --> 01:14:04,166
Rochester childcare was there

1593
01:14:04,500 --> 01:14:06,667
and I decided that we needed to give out socks

1594
01:14:07,233 --> 01:14:10,066
and we spent some time building a contraption to hang socks.

1595
01:14:10,033 --> 01:14:13,634
The socks went so fast. Love socks.

1596
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,133
- One would never really think

1597
01:14:16,166 --> 01:14:17,500
socks would be the number one.

1598
01:14:17,634 --> 01:14:19,867
- Well, I wanted something that would attract them to us.

1599
01:14:20,066 --> 01:14:21,066
You know, it was, it was,

1600
01:14:22,300 --> 01:14:24,100
I didn't wanna go the sugary sweet.

1601
01:14:24,233 --> 01:14:26,266
I did have some fruit chewy things too, but,

1602
01:14:27,133 --> 01:14:28,767
but I know from grandchildren

1603
01:14:28,934 --> 01:14:31,467
and lots of them that socks are very,

1604
01:14:31,667 --> 01:14:33,066
very important and popular.

1605
01:14:34,567 --> 01:14:35,634
- Mr. Oliver, go ahead.

1606
01:14:36,266 --> 01:14:38,033
- I got a few things that everybody doesn't mind.

1607
01:14:38,934 --> 01:14:41,867
First off, I, the last board had

1608
01:14:42,867 --> 01:14:47,066
put in place a rule, if you will, to not talk with Fosters.

1609
01:14:48,066 --> 01:14:49,300
Been thinking a lot about that.

1610
01:14:49,500 --> 01:14:50,767
I don't think that serves us.

1611
01:14:50,900 --> 01:14:53,266
So to be blunt, I would like to make a motion

1612
01:14:54,133 --> 01:14:56,066
to remove the restriction on School Board

1613
01:14:56,066 --> 01:14:57,333
members speaking to Fosters.

1614
01:14:57,634 --> 01:14:59,867
We can discuss why, but I think there's,

1615
01:15:00,300 --> 01:15:02,867
nevermind the First Amendment things, everything else.

1616
01:15:03,033 --> 01:15:05,467
I don't think it behooves us. I think it restricts us.

1617
01:15:05,634 --> 01:15:09,100
I don't think it serves us well. Second. Oh, sorry. No.

1618
01:15:09,567 --> 01:15:13,367
And yeah, we can go to vote. Yeah. Discussion by all means.

1619
01:15:13,667 --> 01:15:14,867
- All right, so second by Mr.

1620
01:15:14,867 --> 01:15:16,066
Bellows, and now we'll open up

1621
01:15:16,066 --> 01:15:18,033
to discussion if anyone wants to comment.

1622
01:15:19,033 --> 01:15:21,266
- I, I don't know if that was ever actually put into policy,

1623
01:15:21,567 --> 01:15:23,867
so we may not need to vote to rescind it.

1624
01:15:24,834 --> 01:15:27,266
- It was a vote of formal vote of the previous board.

1625
01:15:28,433 --> 01:15:30,634
So some people have been, some people, those I think

1626
01:15:30,634 --> 01:15:32,367
who knew about it have been following it.

1627
01:15:32,567 --> 01:15:34,033
I have not talked to Fosters.

1628
01:15:35,100 --> 01:15:37,867
I think our staff has not talked to Fosters all that much.

1629
01:15:38,133 --> 01:15:42,100
But not everyone on the board, the current board knows. I

1630
01:15:42,100 --> 01:15:43,100
- Would agree.

1631
01:15:43,100 --> 01:15:44,333
I think if it's not in a policy, it doesn't have

1632
01:15:44,333 --> 01:15:45,500
to be a vote to rescind it.

1633
01:15:45,500 --> 01:15:46,700
It can be somebody's individual

1634
01:15:46,700 --> 01:15:48,100
choice of what they want to do.

1635
01:15:48,533 --> 01:15:49,567
I I don't think it's something

1636
01:15:49,567 --> 01:15:51,500
that would require us to vote as a body.

1637
01:15:52,700 --> 01:15:55,367
- I, I would disagree considering the staff has been

1638
01:15:55,367 --> 01:15:59,900
following it as a rule that the former board had in place

1639
01:16:00,066 --> 01:16:03,934
and is not in, in effect until somebody else removes it.

1640
01:16:04,834 --> 01:16:07,000
- Go ahead Mr. Gregory. - What would the consequence be if

1641
01:16:07,000 --> 01:16:09,567
I chose to speak to Pons, to Fosters?

1642
01:16:09,567 --> 01:16:11,066
Should there be a rule put in

1643
01:16:11,066 --> 01:16:12,066
- Place?

1644
01:16:12,066 --> 01:16:13,133
It's the other reason why I think we should remove that.

1645
01:16:13,300 --> 01:16:14,333
- It's a toothless tiger

1646
01:16:14,500 --> 01:16:16,000
and it really has no place in, in a,

1647
01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:17,133
in a public body, a rule.

1648
01:16:20,567 --> 01:16:21,700
- Any other thoughts, comments,

1649
01:16:22,634 --> 01:16:23,634
- Mr.

1650
01:16:23,634 --> 01:16:25,433
Chairman? My only thought would be is that anytime

1651
01:16:25,433 --> 01:16:27,266
that the board's looking to give a directive

1652
01:16:27,266 --> 01:16:29,233
to the Superintendent, there should be a motion.

1653
01:16:29,500 --> 01:16:32,266
And part of what it was was also a directive to the,

1654
01:16:32,433 --> 01:16:35,133
to the school district vis-a-vis the superintendent's

1655
01:16:35,133 --> 01:16:37,000
office, which is historically really

1656
01:16:37,133 --> 01:16:39,033
how media communications happen.

1657
01:16:39,166 --> 01:16:42,066
So the superintendent's office is kind of the, the,

1658
01:16:42,066 --> 01:16:44,433
the spokesman, if you will, for the school district.

1659
01:16:44,433 --> 01:16:47,300
And so really a part part of that was also a directive

1660
01:16:47,300 --> 01:16:48,300
to the Superintendent

1661
01:16:48,333 --> 01:16:50,700
that the school district did not respond

1662
01:16:50,700 --> 01:16:52,700
or engage with Foster.

1663
01:16:53,000 --> 01:16:54,867
So if the board was gonna change that directive

1664
01:16:54,867 --> 01:16:57,467
to the Superintendent, I would need the whole board

1665
01:16:57,500 --> 01:17:00,066
to actually, because not no individual board member

1666
01:17:00,066 --> 01:17:01,233
can direct a Superintendent.

1667
01:17:02,133 --> 01:17:05,066
- Ms. Smith? - I agree with Mr. Oliver.

1668
01:17:05,266 --> 01:17:07,867
I think that there should be caution with everyone speaking

1669
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:11,734
with individuals outside with any media agency

1670
01:17:11,934 --> 01:17:14,033
and who they speak to, just

1671
01:17:14,033 --> 01:17:17,233
because things can get turned and twisted.

1672
01:17:17,233 --> 01:17:20,100
But that's, I I I don't believe that

1673
01:17:20,100 --> 01:17:23,634
that would necessarily be something that we, we want Mr.

1674
01:17:24,033 --> 01:17:25,734
Fogi to speak to the media. We want him to,

1675
01:17:26,300 --> 01:17:29,767
we're trusting him to be a spokesperson for the district

1676
01:17:29,900 --> 01:17:31,266
and how,

1677
01:17:31,266 --> 01:17:34,100
and what he does with that, it, I think is important for us

1678
01:17:34,100 --> 01:17:37,066
to, I it would any board member who went

1679
01:17:37,066 --> 01:17:39,533
and spoke with Foster, like, I think really to both

1680
01:17:39,533 --> 01:17:41,700
of your points, like really what happens?

1681
01:17:42,100 --> 01:17:43,867
I think that's the question of why we remove it,

1682
01:17:43,934 --> 01:17:46,133
is if Jared does decide to go

1683
01:17:46,233 --> 01:17:47,533
and respon make a response,

1684
01:17:47,634 --> 01:17:49,000
it could be a very positive thing.

1685
01:17:50,233 --> 01:17:53,734
And then that, that's kind of where the teeth come in,

1686
01:17:53,834 --> 01:17:55,100
is then he would be in

1687
01:17:55,834 --> 01:17:57,066
or not compliance with the

1688
01:17:57,066 --> 01:17:58,300
directive that was previously given.

1689
01:17:58,500 --> 01:18:01,266
So yeah, I I would agree that we do need

1690
01:18:01,266 --> 01:18:03,700
to take this away.

1691
01:18:04,133 --> 01:18:06,533
- Mr. Bellows? - Thank you, Mr. Chair.

1692
01:18:07,233 --> 01:18:10,033
I was not in favor of this when we voted on it.

1693
01:18:11,000 --> 01:18:12,734
So for that reason, I'd be willing to vote

1694
01:18:13,033 --> 01:18:14,300
to support what Mr.

1695
01:18:14,533 --> 01:18:17,500
Oliver's motion, although I agree with you Mr.

1696
01:18:17,533 --> 01:18:20,300
Gregoire, what would stop me from talking to Fosters

1697
01:18:20,300 --> 01:18:21,567
and what would be the consequence?

1698
01:18:21,567 --> 01:18:23,533
So I just feel just

1699
01:18:23,533 --> 01:18:26,367
because we put put it on the books, whether it had teeth

1700
01:18:26,367 --> 01:18:29,100
or not, we can kind of revert it.

1701
01:18:29,000 --> 01:18:30,066
And for what it's worth,

1702
01:18:30,433 --> 01:18:32,734
there's excellent things going on in our schools

1703
01:18:33,000 --> 01:18:36,100
and we should be like telling like the fosters,

1704
01:18:36,000 --> 01:18:37,500
can you tell everybody what we're doing here?

1705
01:18:38,133 --> 01:18:40,700
So like, by tying our hands and, and, and,

1706
01:18:40,700 --> 01:18:42,634
and not allowing our administrators to do that.

1707
01:18:43,433 --> 01:18:45,066
It's just, you know, it's keeping some

1708
01:18:45,066 --> 01:18:47,033
of the people in the dark and allowing, you know,

1709
01:18:47,567 --> 01:18:50,000
allowing certain perceptions to continue to fester

1710
01:18:50,500 --> 01:18:53,533
because we can't put another side out there.

1711
01:18:53,533 --> 01:18:55,266
We're relying on, you know, word of mouth

1712
01:18:55,266 --> 01:18:58,066
and parents to do that when really it can come right from

1713
01:18:59,100 --> 01:19:02,066
our, our staff and our, and our, and our board chair.

1714
01:19:02,734 --> 01:19:05,834
- The history behind it just stems from, just

1715
01:19:05,834 --> 01:19:07,467
so everyone's aware of where it came from.

1716
01:19:08,133 --> 01:19:11,767
There was one reporter for Fosters that covered Rochester

1717
01:19:11,767 --> 01:19:14,634
that consistently misquoted people,

1718
01:19:15,100 --> 01:19:18,000
misquoted the previous chair, misquoted

1719
01:19:18,533 --> 01:19:20,100
several people on the board.

1720
01:19:20,567 --> 01:19:24,000
I know that some other city departments also refuse to talk

1721
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:29,000
to fosters this or this reporter for the similar reasons.

1722
01:19:29,133 --> 01:19:32,467
So we are not alone. And also getting facts wrong,

1723
01:19:33,233 --> 01:19:35,333
for example, I know I was at a, at a court hearing

1724
01:19:36,567 --> 01:19:38,734
and I heard one thing

1725
01:19:38,900 --> 01:19:40,700
and read something else in the newspaper

1726
01:19:41,734 --> 01:19:45,033
and it was not at all the same thing.

1727
01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:48,533
And what was, what was done in the court was not at all

1728
01:19:48,533 --> 01:19:51,834
what was put in the paper and disseminated around Rochester

1729
01:19:51,834 --> 01:19:54,033
and everyone had misconceptions of what

1730
01:19:54,033 --> 01:19:56,100
that court hearing was.

1731
01:19:57,467 --> 01:19:59,700
So that's not the only reason,

1732
01:19:59,734 --> 01:20:02,700
but that is a collection of different things that led to

1733
01:20:03,900 --> 01:20:06,066
the previous board voting on that.

1734
01:20:06,533 --> 01:20:07,767
- Just clarify my point.

1735
01:20:08,300 --> 01:20:12,000
Just because we lift this rule, if you say if you will,

1736
01:20:12,066 --> 01:20:14,033
doesn't mean I would speak to that reporter.

1737
01:20:14,100 --> 01:20:16,066
Just means I would say that we don't have a rule

1738
01:20:16,066 --> 01:20:19,033
that governs the body about restricting that.

1739
01:20:19,133 --> 01:20:20,634
Yep. Doesn't change my perception.

1740
01:20:21,066 --> 01:20:24,300
- Yep. Any other comments?

1741
01:20:25,066 --> 01:20:26,233
- I was at a court hearing too,

1742
01:20:26,233 --> 01:20:28,300
where the same reporter did the same thing.

1743
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:32,100
It report, the reporter did a whole different outcome

1744
01:20:32,100 --> 01:20:33,333
that didn't even happen.

1745
01:20:34,667 --> 01:20:37,767
But there's nothing holding fosters from coming to a meeting

1746
01:20:38,033 --> 01:20:40,000
as we're reporting all the good that we're doing

1747
01:20:41,133 --> 01:20:43,100
and they could go home and report good.

1748
01:20:43,500 --> 01:20:45,467
It just for the past two years,

1749
01:20:46,934 --> 01:20:49,667
they don't wanna report the good from

1750
01:20:49,667 --> 01:20:51,300
what I'm, what I've seen

1751
01:20:51,567 --> 01:20:52,900
- Doesn't sell newspapers.

1752
01:20:53,166 --> 01:20:55,033
- No. - Mr. Ballas.

1753
01:20:57,100 --> 01:20:58,900
- I, I may add, and I, I agree with what you're saying,

1754
01:20:59,734 --> 01:21:02,467
Ms. Campbell, I think,

1755
01:21:03,133 --> 01:21:05,100
I'm not sure if this is still the practice of the district

1756
01:21:05,100 --> 01:21:08,900
that I work in, but I've seen several stories in the Fosters

1757
01:21:08,900 --> 01:21:10,734
about the schools we work in that were written

1758
01:21:10,834 --> 01:21:12,934
by staff from our school district

1759
01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:14,900
and they just sent them to the Fosters and the Fosters.

1760
01:21:14,934 --> 01:21:18,033
I mean, the Fosters will print things if you send it to them

1761
01:21:18,033 --> 01:21:20,500
because they need content for their papers.

1762
01:21:20,634 --> 01:21:22,533
I don't know how big their news staff is these days.

1763
01:21:23,100 --> 01:21:24,033
So I think

1764
01:21:24,834 --> 01:21:27,467
what we voted on in the last board would've stopped

1765
01:21:28,433 --> 01:21:29,900
our Superintendent from sending a press

1766
01:21:29,900 --> 01:21:31,367
release to the Fosters.

1767
01:21:31,367 --> 01:21:33,467
Maybe I, my interpretation is too rigid.

1768
01:21:33,634 --> 01:21:36,767
But this would allow that type of action action to happen,

1769
01:21:37,133 --> 01:21:40,367
which again allows us to share with the rest

1770
01:21:40,367 --> 01:21:42,734
of our community what we're doing here and, and,

1771
01:21:42,767 --> 01:21:45,066
and have, I don't wanna say control of the narrative,

1772
01:21:45,066 --> 01:21:47,133
but at least have a voice in the narrative.

1773
01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:50,300
So again, another reason why I'm, I'm in support of this.

1774
01:21:50,700 --> 01:21:54,700
- Okay. Any other comments saying none,

1775
01:21:54,867 --> 01:21:56,100
I guess we'll just move it to a vote.

1776
01:21:56,100 --> 01:21:59,000
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

1777
01:21:59,767 --> 01:22:02,533
And just for the record, I vote Yay. I vote yes.

1778
01:22:04,300 --> 01:22:06,867
- Alright, good. Like I said, I got a couple other please.

1779
01:22:06,900 --> 01:22:08,100
Sorry, please.

1780
01:22:11,100 --> 01:22:12,000
I'm gonna make the motion first

1781
01:22:12,033 --> 01:22:13,900
and then I'll explain why and then we can discuss.

1782
01:22:13,900 --> 01:22:16,367
If we don't mind, I'd like to make a motion

1783
01:22:17,467 --> 01:22:19,867
to form an ad hoc committee to work

1784
01:22:19,867 --> 01:22:22,700
with our state legislator to fund school meals.

1785
01:22:23,033 --> 01:22:24,934
Quite frankly, I've,

1786
01:22:26,033 --> 01:22:27,266
- You wanna pause and then Yeah.

1787
01:22:27,333 --> 01:22:29,567
Is there a second? Second. Second. By Ms. Smith.

1788
01:22:29,834 --> 01:22:32,667
And it's legislators, right? Not one

1789
01:22:33,133 --> 01:22:34,033
- Legislate I'd like.

1790
01:22:34,033 --> 01:22:37,834
Yes. Legislators. So, since Mr.

1791
01:22:38,233 --> 01:22:42,100
Fni last week had informed us at a finance meeting

1792
01:22:42,100 --> 01:22:44,567
that basically the federal government has cut,

1793
01:22:44,834 --> 01:22:47,266
has raised the standards, we're gonna have less kids

1794
01:22:47,634 --> 01:22:49,667
that are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

1795
01:22:50,133 --> 01:22:51,634
I've been trying to think about what to do with it.

1796
01:22:53,033 --> 01:22:54,634
This is what I've come up with.

1797
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:57,667
I just, I it's gonna be an uphill battle.

1798
01:22:58,000 --> 01:22:59,367
I think we need to change the narrative.

1799
01:22:59,367 --> 01:23:00,900
We just talked about a bunch of bills.

1800
01:23:01,066 --> 01:23:02,700
Not one of them talked about feeding kids.

1801
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:06,266
I want to get that on people's minds. I want to,

1802
01:23:07,100 --> 01:23:09,500
- I, - If we fail, I want

1803
01:23:09,500 --> 01:23:11,467
to at least have tried to do something.

1804
01:23:11,934 --> 01:23:14,834
So that's the basis of where I'm going.

1805
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:17,367
I don't need to talk about it too much.

1806
01:23:18,000 --> 01:23:21,367
I did a willow quick research of the New England States

1807
01:23:21,467 --> 01:23:23,867
and then New York, and then I got bored Googling stuff.

1808
01:23:23,867 --> 01:23:27,533
Quite frankly, Connecticut doesn't do any, no, I'm sorry.

1809
01:23:27,533 --> 01:23:29,567
Rhode Island doesn't provide anything.

1810
01:23:29,567 --> 01:23:30,700
Just like New Hampshire,

1811
01:23:31,033 --> 01:23:33,867
Connecticut provides breakfast for all their students.

1812
01:23:34,367 --> 01:23:37,100
New York State, Maine, Vermont,

1813
01:23:37,333 --> 01:23:39,867
and Massachusetts all provide lunch and breakfast.

1814
01:23:42,033 --> 01:23:44,066
I'd like to see this New Hampshire advantage.

1815
01:23:44,133 --> 01:23:46,767
I've lived here my entire life, include feeding kids.

1816
01:23:47,900 --> 01:23:51,333
So I want to, I would like to see what we can try

1817
01:23:51,333 --> 01:23:54,634
and do from a local board perspective to throw our weight

1818
01:23:54,634 --> 01:23:57,033
behind and try and solve this.

1819
01:23:57,100 --> 01:23:59,500
It's a weighty problem. It's gonna be a lot.

1820
01:24:00,066 --> 01:24:02,066
And anyways, that's my proposal.

1821
01:24:03,533 --> 01:24:06,266
- Thank you. Okay, Mr. Bellows seconded.

1822
01:24:07,634 --> 01:24:09,100
I don't think anyone's in disagreement,

1823
01:24:09,133 --> 01:24:11,300
but want comment, not disagreeing at all.

1824
01:24:11,567 --> 01:24:14,367
- I mean, we could start right here at home. Yeah.

1825
01:24:14,500 --> 01:24:16,934
And make that proposal in Rochester and lead the way

1826
01:24:17,033 --> 01:24:20,066
and say we are gonna lead, we're gonna show the direction.

1827
01:24:21,066 --> 01:24:23,033
If we're gonna say, if we're gonna propose something,

1828
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:26,300
why not just be the ones that say we're going to do it,

1829
01:24:26,900 --> 01:24:27,900
- Follow us.

1830
01:24:31,066 --> 01:24:33,233
- And I would propose that for the upcoming budget season.

1831
01:24:38,266 --> 01:24:39,734
- Mr. - Beas. Thank you Mr. Chair.

1832
01:24:40,867 --> 01:24:43,533
If, if this gets up the ground, Mr. Oliver, I'd be happy

1833
01:24:43,533 --> 01:24:44,900
to be involved with that.

1834
01:24:45,066 --> 01:24:47,266
I, I think this is, I ate a lot

1835
01:24:47,266 --> 01:24:48,667
of free meals when I was a kid.

1836
01:24:51,100 --> 01:24:53,834
I a hundred percent agree with you Mr. Gregor.

1837
01:24:53,900 --> 01:24:57,266
I'm so glad you said that. I, I, it's not premature.

1838
01:24:57,433 --> 01:24:59,000
We haven't really gotten into budget conversations,

1839
01:24:59,000 --> 01:25:01,767
but I've been thinking the same thing is what's,

1840
01:25:02,100 --> 01:25:04,367
I know we don't, money does not grow on trees,

1841
01:25:04,467 --> 01:25:06,266
but what is stopping us from saying

1842
01:25:07,266 --> 01:25:09,867
we could expand If you get reduced lunch,

1843
01:25:10,133 --> 01:25:11,367
you get free lunch in Rochester.

1844
01:25:11,433 --> 01:25:14,100
Or how far can we take it? What, how much would this cost?

1845
01:25:14,233 --> 01:25:17,133
But I know our budget's tight,

1846
01:25:17,367 --> 01:25:20,266
but we can do something while we're,

1847
01:25:21,100 --> 01:25:23,066
I'm not gonna hold my breath about Concord,

1848
01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:25,266
but we can work it, we can work our legislators,

1849
01:25:26,333 --> 01:25:28,066
but we also might be able to,

1850
01:25:28,133 --> 01:25:30,433
to swing something here in, in, in, in town.

1851
01:25:32,767 --> 01:25:34,567
- The point being Concord doesn't pay for

1852
01:25:34,567 --> 01:25:36,333
what they're supposed to pay for now for schools.

1853
01:25:36,667 --> 01:25:39,367
Why can I depend on them to pay for it something new.

1854
01:25:41,333 --> 01:25:43,066
- Yep. Ms. Karlberg,

1855
01:25:44,133 --> 01:25:45,500
- I'm in complete agreement.

1856
01:25:46,133 --> 01:25:48,500
I'm curious if there will be pushback about this

1857
01:25:48,500 --> 01:25:50,000
appearing partisan at all.

1858
01:25:50,000 --> 01:25:51,300
Is there a concern about that?

1859
01:25:53,500 --> 01:25:56,133
- I, so I'll be blunt with you guys.

1860
01:25:56,300 --> 01:25:59,867
I have people on both sides of the aisle

1861
01:25:59,867 --> 01:26:00,934
that fully support me.

1862
01:26:01,300 --> 01:26:02,533
You just don't make it partisan.

1863
01:26:03,133 --> 01:26:06,233
It has a, we're talking about the kids

1864
01:26:06,667 --> 01:26:08,367
and keep the conversation on the kids.

1865
01:26:08,567 --> 01:26:09,767
It is about the messaging.

1866
01:26:09,867 --> 01:26:11,567
It'll be partisan if you want to allow it

1867
01:26:11,567 --> 01:26:13,467
to be, just leave it.

1868
01:26:13,467 --> 01:26:14,734
We're trying to feed kids

1869
01:26:14,734 --> 01:26:17,867
and I don't care which side of the aisle those kids are on,

1870
01:26:18,066 --> 01:26:21,066
people are gonna have opinions and that's fine.

1871
01:26:21,166 --> 01:26:22,500
But it doesn't have to be.

1872
01:26:22,500 --> 01:26:25,834
And I'm going to say to you that

1873
01:26:27,867 --> 01:26:31,066
I think our view of the aisles isn't as solid

1874
01:26:31,100 --> 01:26:33,100
as you might think because some of the people

1875
01:26:33,734 --> 01:26:37,233
that are are not on the side are the first ones to go.

1876
01:26:38,000 --> 01:26:40,367
No, you're right. But I mean,

1877
01:26:40,500 --> 01:26:42,100
here's the bottom line I got told by somebody.

1878
01:26:42,133 --> 01:26:45,266
You can be as you know, you know, liberal hard,

1879
01:26:45,533 --> 01:26:47,066
bleeding hard as you want, but you gotta

1880
01:26:47,066 --> 01:26:48,133
find a way to pay for it.

1881
01:26:48,834 --> 01:26:52,100
That's true. And that's something people respect.

1882
01:26:52,133 --> 01:26:56,133
So in my mind, so again, I'm willing to put this forth, try

1883
01:26:56,133 --> 01:26:58,467
and lead that argument, if you will,

1884
01:26:59,166 --> 01:27:01,266
but I just to That's a great point.

1885
01:27:01,634 --> 01:27:03,867
We just have to be very careful not to allow it to get

1886
01:27:03,867 --> 01:27:05,500
that into a partisan talk.

1887
01:27:05,934 --> 01:27:09,066
'cause it gonna, it it'll be easy to have that happen.

1888
01:27:09,100 --> 01:27:10,867
Especially, you know, you get up

1889
01:27:10,867 --> 01:27:12,233
to Concord and all that stuff.

1890
01:27:12,467 --> 01:27:14,100
It doesn't have to be though in my mind.

1891
01:27:14,266 --> 01:27:18,433
So this is

1892
01:27:18,433 --> 01:27:19,433
- Grassy.

1893
01:27:19,433 --> 01:27:20,066
When you build a bill

1894
01:27:20,667 --> 01:27:23,033
and put it in for legislation, you try

1895
01:27:23,033 --> 01:27:25,634
to find sponsors on both sides of the aisle.

1896
01:27:25,900 --> 01:27:27,567
There's very rarely a bill up there

1897
01:27:27,567 --> 01:27:31,066
that doesn't have both sides as sponsors.

1898
01:27:31,066 --> 01:27:32,166
Because you won't make it.

1899
01:27:32,166 --> 01:27:34,000
If you don't, your bill won't go anywhere.

1900
01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:35,567
It doesn't matter which side of the aisle you're on,

1901
01:27:35,734 --> 01:27:37,767
if you don't have sponsors on the other side,

1902
01:27:38,033 --> 01:27:39,066
you won't get the buy-in.

1903
01:27:39,367 --> 01:27:41,834
You won't get that. So we will be talking to all

1904
01:27:41,834 --> 01:27:44,100
of our legislators and there will be some from both sides.

1905
01:27:46,133 --> 01:27:50,767
And I don't know how you can tell people that your educating

1906
01:27:51,166 --> 01:27:54,066
children, especially our elementary age children whose

1907
01:27:54,367 --> 01:27:55,567
brains are developing

1908
01:27:55,634 --> 01:27:57,033
and one of the building blocks

1909
01:27:57,667 --> 01:28:00,567
for good brain development is, is healthy nutrition.

1910
01:28:01,467 --> 01:28:04,867
And we have a lot of, of food insecure families

1911
01:28:05,367 --> 01:28:06,433
in our school district.

1912
01:28:06,867 --> 01:28:09,133
All the food pantries around us are booming.

1913
01:28:10,133 --> 01:28:11,767
They are not running out of clientele.

1914
01:28:12,000 --> 01:28:13,734
It's, it's hard for them some nights

1915
01:28:13,767 --> 01:28:15,900
to feed the people that show up.

1916
01:28:16,700 --> 01:28:18,567
So we do have a need in Rochester

1917
01:28:19,033 --> 01:28:21,000
and it's an educational need.

1918
01:28:21,066 --> 01:28:25,634
It's the beginning. It, you can't start filling a brain

1919
01:28:25,667 --> 01:28:29,333
with information that you hope will be retained if

1920
01:28:29,333 --> 01:28:30,667
that body's not healthy.

1921
01:28:31,333 --> 01:28:34,734
It's just a, it's a, it's a fundamental need.

1922
01:28:34,767 --> 01:28:37,634
And we should say at Rochester that, that our kids

1923
01:28:38,133 --> 01:28:40,033
may need it more than other communities do.

1924
01:28:40,300 --> 01:28:43,166
And I know some of the, the pushback you'll get in Concord

1925
01:28:43,166 --> 01:28:45,367
is it's a community issue.

1926
01:28:45,533 --> 01:28:47,533
You take care of your, you know, it's not a state issue.

1927
01:28:47,533 --> 01:28:50,433
It's a, it's a, it's a town issue. It's a city issue.

1928
01:28:52,767 --> 01:28:54,300
But pushback to the state

1929
01:28:54,634 --> 01:28:57,133
of them doing their part is what we need to show

1930
01:28:59,133 --> 01:29:00,133
- Ms. Smith.

1931
01:29:00,834 --> 01:29:03,066
- I - Think what we've learned here with our,

1932
01:29:03,066 --> 01:29:04,500
with our time on the School Board is that most

1933
01:29:04,500 --> 01:29:06,066
of the work happens in the committee meetings.

1934
01:29:06,100 --> 01:29:08,000
And I think that this would give us an opportunity

1935
01:29:08,133 --> 01:29:10,133
to not only take a look again,

1936
01:29:10,266 --> 01:29:12,734
I know there was conversations last year about doing this

1937
01:29:12,834 --> 01:29:14,066
just in Rochester, but,

1938
01:29:14,033 --> 01:29:15,767
and I agree, I think we should revisit that

1939
01:29:16,000 --> 01:29:17,634
and see what we can do to forge ahead.

1940
01:29:18,100 --> 01:29:20,000
But I think this also gives us a real opportunity

1941
01:29:20,000 --> 01:29:21,734
to sit together and put our minds together

1942
01:29:21,734 --> 01:29:24,500
and put real directives to the rest of the School Board

1943
01:29:24,500 --> 01:29:26,100
to say, this is a stance that we're going to take.

1944
01:29:26,467 --> 01:29:28,533
And if that committee can take the time to say, Hey,

1945
01:29:28,533 --> 01:29:30,266
here's a statement we've written that we wanna send

1946
01:29:30,266 --> 01:29:33,767
to all the school boards in the area, that can be then sent

1947
01:29:33,767 --> 01:29:34,867
to a full, full board meeting

1948
01:29:34,934 --> 01:29:35,767
and then we can actually

1949
01:29:35,767 --> 01:29:37,100
start reaching out to other communities.

1950
01:29:37,100 --> 01:29:39,000
Just like Ann said, this isn't just a Rochester

1951
01:29:39,000 --> 01:29:40,033
problem, this is a state problem.

1952
01:29:40,500 --> 01:29:42,266
And that gives us a real opportunity to reach out

1953
01:29:42,266 --> 01:29:44,133
to those boards and say, Hey, we've taken this initiative.

1954
01:29:44,133 --> 01:29:46,467
Would you join us? Would you sign this letter with us?

1955
01:29:46,900 --> 01:29:49,133
And then again, you know, the partisan issue too.

1956
01:29:49,133 --> 01:29:51,700
It's legislators, it's across the board really taking the

1957
01:29:51,700 --> 01:29:54,300
time to take that real data that's coming from Rochester

1958
01:29:54,300 --> 01:29:58,567
and our community resources showing what is needed

1959
01:29:58,867 --> 01:30:00,033
and trying to change that.

1960
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:04,700
So kinda like Sam said, I'd rather die trying than

1961
01:30:05,100 --> 01:30:07,834
even if I, even if we fail, I think it's worth the time

1962
01:30:07,867 --> 01:30:09,533
that it would take to at least put all of

1963
01:30:09,533 --> 01:30:10,834
that information out there and show

1964
01:30:11,467 --> 01:30:12,567
the real need that is here.

1965
01:30:15,133 --> 01:30:17,467
- So shall we take a vote first

1966
01:30:17,567 --> 01:30:20,033
or do we, any other,

1967
01:30:20,033 --> 01:30:21,767
I guess any other questions or comments?

1968
01:30:22,100 --> 01:30:25,066
We'll go with that First. We're gonna create an ad hoc

1969
01:30:25,066 --> 01:30:28,100
committee to look at ways to fund

1970
01:30:29,100 --> 01:30:30,266
lunches for all of our students.

1971
01:30:31,066 --> 01:30:32,266
- I would defer to folks

1972
01:30:32,266 --> 01:30:34,634
who just have more experience in bodies like this.

1973
01:30:36,166 --> 01:30:38,834
Is this like an appropriate like subcommittee

1974
01:30:38,867 --> 01:30:41,700
of the operations committee where we deal with

1975
01:30:42,166 --> 01:30:44,266
our food services already?

1976
01:30:44,367 --> 01:30:45,567
Or is this more of a,

1977
01:30:45,867 --> 01:30:47,767
i I don't know if there's any history of things like this.

1978
01:30:47,867 --> 01:30:51,500
I guess we did an ad hoc for the, the magnet school, but

1979
01:30:52,033 --> 01:30:56,266
- We did an ad hoc committee for looking, we, we,

1980
01:30:56,500 --> 01:30:57,500
this is years ago.

1981
01:30:58,333 --> 01:30:59,700
Mrs. Grassy might remember this,

1982
01:31:00,066 --> 01:31:01,834
where we looked at a later start time.

1983
01:31:02,734 --> 01:31:06,467
Oh yes, Mr. Mr. Haron was chair at that time. Yes.

1984
01:31:06,634 --> 01:31:09,000
And he put together, I think there were four

1985
01:31:09,000 --> 01:31:10,867
or five board members and brought in parents

1986
01:31:11,000 --> 01:31:12,834
and all kinds of people to come in

1987
01:31:12,834 --> 01:31:15,867
and talk, look at the research and talk and,

1988
01:31:16,066 --> 01:31:18,734
and ultimately come up with a recommendation

1989
01:31:20,000 --> 01:31:22,033
so it can be anybody on the board.

1990
01:31:22,100 --> 01:31:24,734
And then that committee can invite anybody they want

1991
01:31:24,734 --> 01:31:26,033
to come in and be a part of that.

1992
01:31:27,133 --> 01:31:29,533
- Even further back, way back when Dr.

1993
01:31:29,900 --> 01:31:33,734
Yle was Superintendent here, they did an ad hoc committee

1994
01:31:33,734 --> 01:31:35,100
to look at year round school.

1995
01:31:35,734 --> 01:31:38,333
And as a PTA person, I got appointed to

1996
01:31:38,333 --> 01:31:40,300
that ad hoc committee to do that study.

1997
01:31:40,333 --> 01:31:43,500
That, that was dangerous. I got threatened.

1998
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:48,367
- I, I think for clarification though,

1999
01:31:48,533 --> 01:31:51,634
I think sir your motion was actually to develop a committee

2000
01:31:51,634 --> 01:31:53,100
to work with the legislators.

2001
01:31:54,000 --> 01:31:56,467
What I'm hearing is the development of an ad hoc committee.

2002
01:31:56,467 --> 01:31:59,700
So you do, we want to clarify that motion

2003
01:31:59,700 --> 01:32:03,100
because one is a motion to work directly

2004
01:32:03,133 --> 01:32:04,567
to former committees for the purpose

2005
01:32:04,567 --> 01:32:05,934
of working with the legislators.

2006
01:32:06,233 --> 01:32:08,867
It sounds like it morphed a little bit into becoming an ad

2007
01:32:08,867 --> 01:32:11,000
hoc committee to study the possibilities of, of,

2008
01:32:11,433 --> 01:32:14,266
of providing a free lunch

2009
01:32:14,667 --> 01:32:17,000
and meals to to, to the Rochester students.

2010
01:32:17,100 --> 01:32:18,700
So those are two different things.

2011
01:32:19,000 --> 01:32:20,867
- Two, if you're okay with that and we get Mr.

2012
01:32:20,867 --> 01:32:22,934
Bellows to agree, we can alter the motion.

2013
01:32:23,333 --> 01:32:25,934
- Yeah, I'm fine. I, to be honest with you, this is,

2014
01:32:26,133 --> 01:32:28,000
I'm trying to bring something concrete to the board

2015
01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:29,266
so we could open up the discussion.

2016
01:32:29,266 --> 01:32:31,934
Quite frankly, the more options we have and thus,

2017
01:32:32,000 --> 01:32:34,100
but this was the wording that Sam hallucinated last

2018
01:32:34,100 --> 01:32:35,300
night when he was coming up with us.

2019
01:32:36,066 --> 01:32:40,634
So I am more than willing to, to, to amend,

2020
01:32:40,667 --> 01:32:43,767
just make a motion to form an ad hoc committee to,

2021
01:32:45,333 --> 01:32:48,100
to look to how to fund school meals in Rochester.

2022
01:32:48,900 --> 01:32:50,333
- Ms. Bowers, do you agree with that? I, I'm

2023
01:32:50,333 --> 01:32:51,333
- Agreeable that.

2024
01:32:51,333 --> 01:32:52,500
- Okay. All right.

2025
01:32:52,500 --> 01:32:55,567
So the motion on the floor is to create an ad hoc committee

2026
01:32:55,667 --> 01:32:59,533
to look at ways to feed our children in our schools.

2027
01:33:01,700 --> 01:33:04,033
Any other discussion? Seeing none.

2028
01:33:04,066 --> 01:33:06,734
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

2029
01:33:07,133 --> 01:33:10,033
Motion passes. So if anyone is interested,

2030
01:33:10,133 --> 01:33:11,734
I assume there's gonna be a lot of interest,

2031
01:33:11,867 --> 01:33:14,700
but if you're interested, do you want

2032
01:33:15,000 --> 01:33:16,934
to be the one to decide? Everyone let

2033
01:33:17,100 --> 01:33:18,367
- Sure - Mr. Oliver know.

2034
01:33:18,900 --> 01:33:23,100
- Thank - You. And we will convene that ad hoc committee.

2035
01:33:23,734 --> 01:33:26,033
- And then I got one more very minor thing. Sure.

2036
01:33:26,033 --> 01:33:27,567
And this kind of goes to what Mrs. Pierce was

2037
01:33:27,567 --> 01:33:28,634
talking about a little bit earlier.

2038
01:33:29,500 --> 01:33:32,266
I've already talked to Mr. White, Shannon and Mr.

2039
01:33:32,467 --> 01:33:34,300
F for the TLSS committee.

2040
01:33:34,500 --> 01:33:37,734
Can we just add cursive writing

2041
01:33:38,700 --> 01:33:43,367
discussion onto the, the agenda specifically?

2042
01:33:43,367 --> 01:33:45,867
What I'm looking at, well where it SCOs is I,

2043
01:33:46,100 --> 01:33:50,000
my oldest son graduated in 2022 from Spaulding.

2044
01:33:50,133 --> 01:33:51,767
And then I went with him yesterday

2045
01:33:51,867 --> 01:33:54,500
or the other day to watch him register his car

2046
01:33:54,834 --> 01:33:57,533
and well, you know, having people look over your shoulder,

2047
01:33:57,834 --> 01:33:59,033
he struggled more than a little

2048
01:33:59,033 --> 01:34:00,266
to try and fill out his checkbook.

2049
01:34:02,133 --> 01:34:03,533
And that's a very recent graduate.

2050
01:34:03,634 --> 01:34:06,000
I know there's laws in place, I know we're doing different,

2051
01:34:06,066 --> 01:34:09,467
but I would like to have a more robust discussion about

2052
01:34:09,467 --> 01:34:11,066
where that fits in the curriculum.

2053
01:34:11,367 --> 01:34:13,000
You know, the benefits thereof,

2054
01:34:13,133 --> 01:34:16,000
the whole engaging left right side of the brain, the better,

2055
01:34:16,000 --> 01:34:17,634
you know, retention and all that stuff.

2056
01:34:17,634 --> 01:34:19,867
So if you could just throw that on the TLSS

2057
01:34:19,867 --> 01:34:21,367
committee meeting, that would be great.

2058
01:34:22,100 --> 01:34:24,700
- You got that Missed Dr. Nichols. Okay.

2059
01:34:25,700 --> 01:34:27,033
She's handwriting it down.

2060
01:34:28,500 --> 01:34:32,000
Cursive, not typing it, but handwriting it. Is it cursive?

2061
01:34:32,266 --> 01:34:34,233
I always go with a low tech pad. Whatcha talking about?

2062
01:34:35,834 --> 01:34:38,233
- And I'll shut up now. - It's a good point. Absolutely.

2063
01:34:38,533 --> 01:34:40,033
I've seen that myself.

2064
01:34:40,166 --> 01:34:43,367
So a couple things I have,

2065
01:34:44,333 --> 01:34:49,000
we have been asked to put together a committee

2066
01:34:49,133 --> 01:34:51,000
to meet with Wakefield

2067
01:34:51,667 --> 01:34:55,500
to discuss their re departure from our SAU

2068
01:34:56,133 --> 01:34:59,100
and we need two people.

2069
01:34:59,500 --> 01:35:01,767
I reached out to Mr. White and Mrs.

2070
01:35:01,867 --> 01:35:04,266
Grassy to see if they would serve on that and they agreed

2071
01:35:05,133 --> 01:35:09,500
and being a committee that would need approval of the board.

2072
01:35:09,834 --> 01:35:11,367
So I'm just asking for approval of that

2073
01:35:12,734 --> 01:35:13,767
or discussion on that.

2074
01:35:15,000 --> 01:35:17,266
- So moved. Okay. Or second. I don't know if you,

2075
01:35:17,767 --> 01:35:19,033
- I'll make the motion if you want

2076
01:35:19,033 --> 01:35:20,767
to second it. Okay. Discussion.

2077
01:35:21,634 --> 01:35:23,100
- Can other people attend that?

2078
01:35:23,567 --> 01:35:25,934
- You can, but I, I assume, but yeah,

2079
01:35:26,100 --> 01:35:27,533
- We post as, as open meetings.

2080
01:35:27,533 --> 01:35:29,500
So the week school district has started a

2081
01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:31,066
from withdrawal committee.

2082
01:35:31,567 --> 01:35:32,567
- I would like - To attend.

2083
01:35:33,533 --> 01:35:36,066
- I don't think it would, you'd you'd be a member

2084
01:35:36,066 --> 01:35:37,567
of the public, not a School Board member.

2085
01:35:37,567 --> 01:35:42,066
That's fine. Yep. Okay. Any other comments or questions?

2086
01:35:42,900 --> 01:35:46,000
Seeing none. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed?

2087
01:35:46,166 --> 01:35:49,300
Motion passes. And one last thing.

2088
01:35:50,233 --> 01:35:54,500
We have a, a need for a Superintendent evaluation.

2089
01:35:55,700 --> 01:35:59,000
Our policy says we need to evaluate Mr. Fogi in November.

2090
01:36:00,367 --> 01:36:04,500
We have a committee in place, but I have some concerns

2091
01:36:04,500 --> 01:36:07,567
because of the recent ethics committee stuff.

2092
01:36:08,634 --> 01:36:10,033
I don't think it's appropriate

2093
01:36:10,033 --> 01:36:12,066
to remove one person without the other

2094
01:36:12,567 --> 01:36:14,934
'cause both individuals are on that committee.

2095
01:36:15,567 --> 01:36:20,500
So I'd like to make a motion that we

2096
01:36:21,333 --> 01:36:23,000
reestablish this committee with.

2097
01:36:23,767 --> 01:36:25,333
I don't think it's fair to remove one and not the other.

2098
01:36:25,433 --> 01:36:28,467
So I think the fair thing to do, remove two individuals

2099
01:36:29,100 --> 01:36:31,300
and put two other individuals on.

2100
01:36:32,133 --> 01:36:36,033
Okay. I have not really spoken much about this with anyone,

2101
01:36:36,033 --> 01:36:40,300
but I just wanted to make sure that I bring it here

2102
01:36:40,500 --> 01:36:41,934
'cause it needs approval of the board.

2103
01:36:42,367 --> 01:36:44,000
And I asked Ms. McGowan

2104
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:46,233
and Ms. Smith if they would be consi,

2105
01:36:46,233 --> 01:36:47,266
if they would consider it.

2106
01:36:47,266 --> 01:36:50,300
And that would be my motion to reconvene this,

2107
01:36:50,767 --> 01:36:53,333
this committee with those two members. And Mr. Oliver.

2108
01:36:54,100 --> 01:36:58,700
- Second. - Okay. Discussion Ms. Carver,

2109
01:36:59,033 --> 01:37:01,500
- I would like to mention that we've actually met

2110
01:37:01,500 --> 01:37:04,500
through email a couple times since the complaint.

2111
01:37:05,033 --> 01:37:06,634
We've had emailed communication.

2112
01:37:06,634 --> 01:37:08,433
We have a rough draft in place

2113
01:37:08,433 --> 01:37:09,700
that we are planning on meeting about

2114
01:37:10,033 --> 01:37:11,100
in the next couple of weeks.

2115
01:37:12,834 --> 01:37:17,233
- Okay. Motion's on the floor.

2116
01:37:17,266 --> 01:37:21,066
So, I mean, it's open to discussion what,

2117
01:37:21,500 --> 01:37:23,000
what we need to do with this committee.

2118
01:37:23,033 --> 01:37:26,000
Just so to, to make sure everyone's on the same page.

2119
01:37:27,000 --> 01:37:30,900
We need to look at our current policy. It's kind of a mess.

2120
01:37:32,533 --> 01:37:34,000
We don't have goals yet.

2121
01:37:34,033 --> 01:37:35,033
We have an approved goals,

2122
01:37:35,233 --> 01:37:37,667
so we can't evaluate him on meeting our goals.

2123
01:37:38,367 --> 01:37:41,333
So what we need to do is look at our current policy, see

2124
01:37:41,333 --> 01:37:45,000
what we can pull out of that policy that is applicable

2125
01:37:45,033 --> 01:37:47,166
for us to rate Mr.

2126
01:37:47,700 --> 01:37:49,734
Fogi according to that policy.

2127
01:37:51,533 --> 01:37:54,033
The second part of this committee will be

2128
01:37:54,100 --> 01:37:55,700
after the evaluation.

2129
01:37:55,767 --> 01:37:58,700
What the evaluation will require is in Nove at our November

2130
01:37:58,700 --> 01:38:01,133
meeting, we, we are presented

2131
01:38:01,133 --> 01:38:03,867
with the evaluation tool.

2132
01:38:04,700 --> 01:38:07,867
And then over the course of November, you all fill that out.

2133
01:38:08,100 --> 01:38:10,000
And then according to policy, you send it

2134
01:38:10,000 --> 01:38:11,767
to me when I collate everybody's answers

2135
01:38:12,100 --> 01:38:14,266
and then disseminate it to everybody

2136
01:38:14,700 --> 01:38:17,066
and we discuss it in the December meeting.

2137
01:38:19,033 --> 01:38:20,767
- I guess I would be in agreement with this.

2138
01:38:21,367 --> 01:38:23,233
I would not want any internal strife

2139
01:38:23,367 --> 01:38:25,367
to have any impact on Mr.

2140
01:38:26,033 --> 01:38:27,467
Fog's evaluation.

2141
01:38:28,433 --> 01:38:31,000
- Okay, Ms. Carver, another

2142
01:38:31,033 --> 01:38:33,066
- Point is that I believe our policy says

2143
01:38:33,066 --> 01:38:35,100
that the evaluation is due in November.

2144
01:38:36,033 --> 01:38:38,867
- It's disseminated in November. We discuss it in December.

2145
01:38:39,333 --> 01:38:43,033
And where a subcommittee is put together to meet with Mr.

2146
01:38:43,433 --> 01:38:46,834
Fogi and go over the results, I believe is what it says. I,

2147
01:38:46,934 --> 01:38:48,567
- I don't believe that's correct, but I can pull up the

2148
01:38:48,567 --> 01:38:49,634
policy language later.

2149
01:38:50,033 --> 01:38:51,033
Okay.

2150
01:38:53,000 --> 01:38:56,834
- Other discussion? It's open floor is open.

2151
01:38:59,266 --> 01:39:04,133
None. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Na.

2152
01:39:04,900 --> 01:39:06,033
Okay. Thank you.

2153
01:39:07,066 --> 01:39:11,667
Any other, other, make sure I have everything?

2154
01:39:12,367 --> 01:39:13,934
- I just have a quick thing in follow up

2155
01:39:13,934 --> 01:39:17,100
to the ad hoc committee and talking with legislatures.

2156
01:39:17,667 --> 01:39:20,934
I had the honor and privilege of going to Concord today

2157
01:39:20,934 --> 01:39:24,634
and testifying before the New Hampshire Board of Education.

2158
01:39:26,066 --> 01:39:29,500
For those who don't know, our state is very unique in that

2159
01:39:30,000 --> 01:39:31,667
the New Hampshire Department of Education

2160
01:39:32,166 --> 01:39:33,333
does not set policy.

2161
01:39:34,066 --> 01:39:36,100
They are governed by a board like us.

2162
01:39:37,000 --> 01:39:38,934
So they carry out the policy.

2163
01:39:40,133 --> 01:39:43,133
So those who know me, know me well, that restraint

2164
01:39:43,133 --> 01:39:44,500
and seclusion is near and dear to my heart.

2165
01:39:44,500 --> 01:39:47,100
So I was able to go lend my voice

2166
01:39:48,133 --> 01:39:52,734
to the board today on how we need to change policies

2167
01:39:52,734 --> 01:39:57,033
regarding restraint, seclusion from the state down.

2168
01:39:57,533 --> 01:39:59,867
I'm very fortunate to be on the School Board now

2169
01:40:00,033 --> 01:40:03,100
so we can see where policies are not working

2170
01:40:03,333 --> 01:40:04,567
and children are at risk.

2171
01:40:05,000 --> 01:40:06,033
But I only bring this up

2172
01:40:06,033 --> 01:40:08,867
because as School Board members,

2173
01:40:08,867 --> 01:40:10,133
if you're talking about feeding children,

2174
01:40:10,233 --> 01:40:12,700
that's another avenue to use your voice.

2175
01:40:13,266 --> 01:40:15,734
They, they're, they listen, they ask great questions.

2176
01:40:16,133 --> 01:40:18,066
It, it's just they meet once a month.

2177
01:40:18,100 --> 01:40:22,867
So add that as a platform to lend your voice

2178
01:40:23,000 --> 01:40:25,333
and your knowledge and to make connections.

2179
01:40:29,066 --> 01:40:32,533
- Great point. Thanks. Any comments?

2180
01:40:33,133 --> 01:40:37,900
- Question? Just shifting gears, thank you for going

2181
01:40:38,100 --> 01:40:39,266
to, to the board and,

2182
01:40:39,634 --> 01:40:44,100
and representing that point that's important to you and,

2183
01:40:44,367 --> 01:40:46,900
and representing the kids in Rochester,

2184
01:40:46,900 --> 01:40:49,100
but I know beyond Rochester too, so thank you for that.

2185
01:40:50,166 --> 01:40:52,900
I also just want to thank, we touched upon this earlier,

2186
01:40:53,000 --> 01:40:56,767
but my kids came home the last week from their first days

2187
01:40:56,767 --> 01:40:59,000
of school and they were very happy.

2188
01:41:00,066 --> 01:41:03,000
And again, thank you to all the teachers, the staff,

2189
01:41:03,066 --> 01:41:05,767
the administrators that, that work really hard to,

2190
01:41:05,867 --> 01:41:07,467
to make sure that our kids get their school

2191
01:41:07,467 --> 01:41:08,567
year after a great start.

2192
01:41:08,567 --> 01:41:10,333
It's, it's hard to come back from bad

2193
01:41:10,333 --> 01:41:11,367
start to a school year.

2194
01:41:11,634 --> 01:41:13,000
You can, but it's, it's a lot easier

2195
01:41:13,000 --> 01:41:14,100
to keep a good start going.

2196
01:41:14,634 --> 01:41:16,700
And so I, I hope that most kids have

2197
01:41:16,700 --> 01:41:18,066
that same experience that my children had.

2198
01:41:18,066 --> 01:41:19,867
But I appreciate their teachers and,

2199
01:41:19,867 --> 01:41:22,000
and everyone around them for

2200
01:41:22,734 --> 01:41:24,033
helping our kids get off to a good start.

2201
01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:29,500
- All right. Any other, other? All right, we have two,

2202
01:41:30,100 --> 01:41:32,667
actually three non-public issues to talk about.

2203
01:41:33,033 --> 01:41:34,567
Oh my goodness. So I'm gonna make a motion.

2204
01:41:34,667 --> 01:41:39,166
We enter non-public under RSA 91 A three 2K

2205
01:41:40,100 --> 01:41:42,734
RSA 91 A three L,

2206
01:41:43,700 --> 01:41:47,533
and 91 a three C, second,

2207
01:41:48,433 --> 01:41:50,066
second by Ms. Campbell.

2208
01:41:51,066 --> 01:41:53,066
And that is a rule call vote

2209
01:41:53,066 --> 01:41:54,066
- Member Greg.

2210
01:41:54,467 --> 01:41:58,834
- Yeah. Aye. - Member Fellows? Yes.

2211
01:41:58,900 --> 01:42:02,066
Member Berg. Yes. Member Grassy. Yes. Member Oliver.

2212
01:42:03,000 --> 01:42:06,033
- Yes. - Member Smith. Yes. Member McGowan. Yes.

2213
01:42:06,066 --> 01:42:10,133
Member Horn. Member Horn? Yes.

2214
01:42:10,367 --> 01:42:14,667
Member Anderson. Yes. Member Pappas. Yes. Member Tis Yes.

2215
01:42:14,667 --> 01:42:18,100
Member Campo. Yes.

2216
01:44:05,100 --> 01:44:07,467
- All right. School Board is back in session.

2217
01:44:08,867 --> 01:44:10,266
I'm gonna call on Ms. Horn.

2218
01:44:11,667 --> 01:44:14,300
- Yes. Thank you. - Sure.

2219
01:44:15,033 --> 01:44:18,000
- I have just been thinking about something for a while now

2220
01:44:18,634 --> 01:44:21,634
and tonight just

2221
01:44:21,934 --> 01:44:24,033
proved what I've been thinking.

2222
01:44:24,734 --> 01:44:27,500
This board is great. It works well together.

2223
01:44:29,066 --> 01:44:31,367
This board is great. It works well together.

2224
01:44:31,867 --> 01:44:33,433
We had a little glitch last month,

2225
01:44:33,567 --> 01:44:35,667
but everybody has come back.

2226
01:44:36,433 --> 01:44:40,266
I mean, our constituents voted us in for the betterment

2227
01:44:40,734 --> 01:44:45,500
of the school system, for the betterment of the and staff

2228
01:44:45,734 --> 01:44:48,900
and the, the more importantly the, the students.

2229
01:44:50,100 --> 01:44:54,166
And I, what I saw tonight was just great work

2230
01:44:55,133 --> 01:44:56,233
together with all of us.

2231
01:44:57,000 --> 01:44:58,667
And I just wanna say thank you

2232
01:44:59,233 --> 01:45:01,266
'cause that is the way we need to be going.

2233
01:45:02,100 --> 01:45:03,166
Very short and sweet. Sorry.

2234
01:45:03,834 --> 01:45:06,100
But that, that's just been weighing on me

2235
01:45:06,100 --> 01:45:08,700
and I, I do appreciate you giving me the time to speak.

2236
01:45:09,900 --> 01:45:11,133
- Thank you. Thank - You.

2237
01:45:12,433 --> 01:45:14,100
- All right. I'd like to make a motion

2238
01:45:14,133 --> 01:45:17,634
and that according to the Department of Education Rules

2239
01:45:17,834 --> 01:45:22,233
and Laws of New Hampshire, that we recommend a one year

2240
01:45:23,066 --> 01:45:27,467
certification of the Superintendent

2241
01:45:28,133 --> 01:45:32,066
to have a, let me word this correctly,

2242
01:45:33,066 --> 01:45:35,700
recommend that we approve a one year certification

2243
01:45:35,900 --> 01:45:38,066
as Superintendent of Jared Fni.

2244
01:45:38,333 --> 01:45:42,734
Second, and that we authorize Katie Keo to

2245
01:45:43,533 --> 01:45:46,033
amend the contract with the Superintendent Therewith.

2246
01:45:47,333 --> 01:45:49,033
Second by Ms. Anderson.

2247
01:45:51,467 --> 01:45:54,734
And I gotta make sure I write all this down. Where's my pen?

2248
01:45:56,467 --> 01:45:57,467
And any discussion?

2249
01:45:59,133 --> 01:46:02,066
- Just, just briefly. When we hired Mr.

2250
01:46:02,233 --> 01:46:06,000
Fogi, we hired a, a very experienced, qualified

2251
01:46:07,000 --> 01:46:08,734
school district administrator.

2252
01:46:09,700 --> 01:46:12,467
And this allows us to operate

2253
01:46:12,533 --> 01:46:15,834
with a certified Superintendent while

2254
01:46:16,367 --> 01:46:21,066
the red tape that happens in Concord can be dealt with.

2255
01:46:22,133 --> 01:46:23,934
That's why I'm voting yes for this.

2256
01:46:24,033 --> 01:46:26,500
And appreciate all your hard work and your great job, Mr.

2257
01:46:26,867 --> 01:46:27,867
Fogi.

2258
01:46:28,033 --> 01:46:31,233
- Any other discussion? Seeing none.

2259
01:46:31,333 --> 01:46:34,133
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed,

2260
01:46:34,634 --> 01:46:36,233
- Nay, abstain,

2261
01:46:37,367 --> 01:46:38,300
- And one abstention

2262
01:46:42,367 --> 01:46:45,066
and any other business.

2263
01:46:46,667 --> 01:46:48,467
- I'd like to make a motion to seal the minutes of our

2264
01:46:49,133 --> 01:46:50,700
- Non-public session tonight.

2265
01:46:50,700 --> 01:46:54,867
Second. All right. Let me just write this down.

2266
01:47:07,133 --> 01:47:09,834
All right. Any discussion? Seeing none.

2267
01:47:09,834 --> 01:47:13,033
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Nay.

2268
01:47:13,700 --> 01:47:15,834
Motion passes. Okay.

2269
01:47:22,533 --> 01:47:23,834
Just one last thing. I hope

2270
01:47:23,834 --> 01:47:26,000
that we see you all at the football game tomorrow,

2271
01:47:27,100 --> 01:47:29,767
and especially seeing they're playing Dover.

2272
01:47:30,033 --> 01:47:32,367
And hopefully we have a nice victory.

2273
01:47:33,500 --> 01:47:36,300
Is there a motion to Adjourn? I make a motion to Adjourn.

2274
01:47:36,367 --> 01:47:41,033
Second. Motion by Kelly. Second by Sam.

2275
01:47:41,834 --> 01:47:44,233
All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed?

2276
01:47:44,433 --> 01:47:45,133
Motion passes.